Contemporary Psychodynamic
What is the philosophical assumptions of Contemporary Psychodynamic?
Internal forces exert powerful influences on thoughts, feelings, + behaviors which is affected by the past.
Holds “subjective epistemology” and soft determinism while noting humans need relationships and they become a part of us
What is the philosophical assumptions of traditional behavioral?
Follows inductive empiricism + naturalism; humans are material beings explainable only by natural laws + behaviors can be reduced to elemental processes + are caused by environmental events.
“Our actions are the inevitable results of causal forces impinged on us”
What is the philosophical assumptions of Emotion Focused Therapy
- Follows neohumanism by allowing for primacy of human experience, agency, + self determination
- Growth-oriented approach emphasizes the emotional connection that shapes human interaction
What is the philosophical assumptions of Systemic/MFT?
Systems consist of independent yet interacting parts where one part of the system can impact the whole rest
- Reaction to reductionist movement + emphasizes “yesand” comments + holds an identified patient
What is the philosophical assumptions of Community Psychology?
People are best understood ecologically where they + contexts influence each other over time
Seeks to prevent illness + enhance quality of life by understanding behaviors + functioning of systems as parts of adaptations to resources + stressors
What are the Model of abnormality and Health for Contemporary Psychodynamic?
- parents hold responsibility for our conceptions of good and bad co-existing by being given adequate nurturing + protection to become mature and trust others while knowing there is potential for pain
- If needs aren’t met then child develops an inaccurate sense of self + views others for their usefulness + cannot form healthy relationships
What are the Model of abnormality and Health for Traditional Behavioral?
Health: Client is producing desirable behavior and shows the ability to learn and adapt to environmental stimuli
Abnormal: Is demonstrating undesirable behavior + learned maladaptive + inappropriate responses + fail to learn appropriate responses.
What are the Model of abnormality and Health for Emotion Focused Therapy?
Healthy: Clients will have high emotional intelligence + have the ability to continually construct their sense of self while also using adaptive emotional regulation to regulate distress.
Unhealthy: Individuals have maladaptive emotional schemes that lead to an inability to regulate emotional responses in relationships with themselves and others + view their personality as “fixed” or are highly self-critical.
What are the Model of abnormality and Health for Systemic/MFT?
Dysfunction: families who lack means for modifying rules and structures that are outdated can become stuck + unable to adapt so identified patient may signal the trouble in the system where a boundary might have been crossed
Healthy: It is about goodness of fit between individuals, family + behavior through flexibility, communication + congruence
What are the Model of abnormality and Health for Community Psychology?
Envisions health with wellness, competence, social support, + resilience in people + community; practitioner enhances assets to further community objectives
Abnormal: Problemsolving capacity of social setting is blocked + problems arise out of stressors +
What are the Models of psychotherapy for Contemporary Psychodynamic?
- Transference and countertransference are essential so therapist must be an empathetic guide to patient’s inner experiences of the world
- Healing only comes through relationships; spontaneity and mutual exploration of the relationship is the healing process
- Intersubjectivity reveals patient’s unconscious conflicts.
What are the Models of psychotherapy for Traditional Behavioral?
- Behaviorist assesses factors contributing influences on negative behavior then uses either reinforcements or punishments using shaping or consequences to produce desired behavior.
- Systematic desensitization by exposure of the fear to help distinguish patient’s fear conditioned response + anxiety so that the unwanted response is gone.
What are the Models of psychotherapy for Emotion Focused Therapy?
-Counselors utilize a genuine + emphatic relationship with the client to explore emotional experiences + integrate thoughts, beliefs, needs, + values to build healthy emotional schemes
- Therapist identifies where client is stuck in their emotional processes + uses an in-session task to help through the “process diagnosis”
What are the Models of psychotherapy for Systemic/ MFT?
- Therapist identifies subsystems, evaluates clarity of boundaries, and hierarchy + power dynamics in system then helps family restructure to balance competing demands
- Focus on here and now; therapist holds techniques like joining, enactments and boundary making + unbalancing
What are the Models of psychotherapy for Community Psychology?
Professionals minimize their power status to honor strengths + resources in community + uses variety of methods for intervention + assessment
Non-professionals hold essential role in intervention by being key informants of the community’s strengths + needs + knowing which methodologies will best suit the community
What is the Christian Appraisal for Contemporary Psychodynamic?
- Claim that humans have an inherit capacity and need for relationships aligns with Biblical thought that we are created in the Imago Dei and therefore are relational beings
- Internalization of relationships aligns with Christian belief in marital union, family relatedness, + God residing in us when we become His child
What is the Christian Appraisal for Traditional Behavioral?
- Christian thought aligns in wanting to improve quality of life + encouraging behavioral changes to better responses + facilitating stewardship
- Christianity + behaviorism see the importance of environmental influences since “God created us as beings who respond to reinforcers and punishers in our environments.”
What is the Christian Appraisal for Emotion Focused Therapy?
- The capacity to experience emotional attachments aligns with Christian thought since the ability to attach to God + others is essential for Christian maturity
- The approach can integrate emotions with Biblical values + beliefs which allows for further connection
What is the Christian Appraisal for Systemic/MFT?
- Family essentiality + focus aligns with Biblical view of identity in biological family + family in Christ.
- Family is essential in creational order + relationships are important for harboring love + community.
What is the Christian Appraisal for Community Psychology?
- Community psych. parallels with God’s concern for the poor, oppressed + marginalized -Collaboration resonates with Christian thought that all persons are created equal in God’s image
- Emphasis on strengths, assets, competencies + human flourishing + correcting orientation of culture reflects Jesus’ + Paul’s actions + teachings.