Theoretical orientations-esp psychodynamic

[PsyD4me]

Does anyone know the diff. types of theoretical orientations taht are common? Also, what is a good explanation of the Psychodynamic model?


PsyD4me

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[lazure]

The main ones are CBT, IPT, psychodynamic and family systems (especially for child and adolescent clients). The less frequent ones are experiential and client-centered.

The easiest way to explain psychodynamic tx is that it is based on looking for parralels between your childhood relationships with significant others and your adult relationships with significant others. Basically it's the idea that how you learn to relate to others as a child, you will apply it to adult relationships. One of the key concepts in psychodynamic/analytic is insight or the understanding of these patterns...

 

[JRB]

There are 4 main psychodynamic theories, but all have similarities with regard to key concepts: the presence and influence of the unconscious, the influence of childhood experiences with caretakers, and set stages of personality development.

Drive theory is closest to psychoanalytic theory. It emphasizes pleasurable and aggressive drives. A second is ego psychology, with an emphasis on the ability of the ego to regulate and control drives. A third is object relations theory, which focuses on the quality of primary objects (people) in early development and the effect of this on ego development. The fourth is self psychology, which emphasizes the development of the self from a primary social (relationship) context and secondarily from a biological drive orientation.


JRB