THERAPY

Therapy



Therapy

Psychoanalytic therapy

Psychoanalytic therapy is a type of psychotherapy developed, in a large part, by Sigmund Freud. Sometimes referred to as "talk therapy," psychoanalytic therapy involves the patient talking about all aspects of their lives while the therapist listens and looks for patterns. Psychoanalytic therapy typically takes a long period of time; however, patients develop a greater sense of trust in the therapist and sometimes find it easier to discuss issues and events which may be at the root of the problem. (Oberst 2009)

While this type of therapy has many critics who claim that psychoanalytic therapy is too time consuming, expensive and generally ineffective, this treatment has several benefits as well. The therapist offers an empathetic and nonjudgmental environment where the client can feel safe in revealing feelings or actions that have led to stress or tension in his or her life. Oftentimes, simply sharing these burdens with another person can have a beneficial influence. (McMordie 2001)

Containment is typically considered to mean the activity of tolerating and emotionally processing the patient's intense feelings or projective identifications, but it applies equally to those mental processes devoted to apprehending, understanding and processing the analyst's own feelings and unconscious contributions to the therapeutic interaction.

Although some individual studies cover certain aspects of cost-effectiveness of some psychoanalytic therapies for some patients, there is no systematic overview of the evidence for the cost-effectiveness of long-term psychoanalytic therapy.

It is therefore not known whether psychoanalytic therapy is cost-effective.

Alderian

Alfred Adler is a great psychologist and he proposed a theory that basically stresses the aspects of birth sequence, personal life behaviors, social concerns, and personal self-worth as the main characteristics of personality.

Adlerian therapy basically tries to assist a patient to get over the inferiority feelings, and make him or her fix realistic agendas and achieving them, which will contribute to their happiness and self-importance. The therapy aims at influencing a patient's basic assumptions and agendas. The therapy deals with the feelings of identity which arise due to indulgent actions and divergences. (Russon 2008)

Based on the theory that human conduct is governed by a set agenda which is socially oriented, this therapy is an educational methodology that stresses knowledge of personal life style behavior while working toward transformation. As the therapy insists on setting up of goals to be achieved, the social motive of the therapy enhances social and family cohesion. Adlerian group therapy is extremely beneficial for helping individuals who cannot control their emotions appropriately in social settings.

The therapist, over some sessions, develops rapport with the patient and gains his or her confidence and trust slowly. The mutual trust and respect are necessary to improve the chances accomplishment with this therapy. The agenda that the therapist sets for the patient should address the aspirations of the patient.(Russon 2008)

Existential Therapy

Existential therapy is concerned with being, of what it is to be - to exist. There are three key areas of interest:

Freedom

Meaning

Anxiety

The purpose of therapy is not about fixing broken clients but about helping people accept who they are and come to ...