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Intro to Theories of Therapy

Theory of Personality. Lifestyle typesSocially useful type:Ruling type:Getting type: Avoiding type:. Theory of Personality. Social interestUsed as a means of measuring psychological healthInferiority and SuperiorityIndividuals try to overcome physical inferiorities by psychological adjustmentsSuperiority complexes (the abnormal ones) are used to overcome inferior feelingsBirth orderFamily is a microcosm of societyPerceived role more important than actual birth order.

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Intro to Theories of Therapy

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    1. Intro to Theories of Therapy Adlerian Therapy

    3. Theory of Personality Social interest Used as a means of measuring psychological health Inferiority and Superiority Individuals try to overcome physical inferiorities by psychological adjustments Superiority complexes (the abnormal ones) are used to overcome inferior feelings Birth order Family is a microcosm of society Perceived role more important than actual birth order

    4. Theory of Personality Five main tasks in life:

    5. Adlerian Therapy Goal: Increase of clients social interest Four processes: Relationship Assessment and analysis Interpretation of client’s comments Reorientation

    6. Process one: Relationship Respect and mutual trust Goals are directed by the client Often clients try to sabotage therapy, the therapist can either ignore the efforts or present them in an educational way Empathetic Beliefs result in feelings

    7. Process two: Assessment and Analysis Family dynamics and constellation Early recollections (ages 4 or 5) Need as much detail as possible Memories do not occur by chance

    8. Process two: Assessment and Analysis Dreams Clients are encouraged to share dreams Often indicate person’s lifestyle Symbols do not have fixed meanings in dreams Basic mistakes: come from early recollections—refers to the self-defeating aspects of an individual’s lifestyle Overgeneralization: False or impossible goals of security: Misperceptions of life and life’s demands: Minimization or denial of one’s worth: Faulty values: Assets:

    9. Process three: Insight and interpretation After gathering information, the therapist interprets the material so that patients can develop insights into their own actions

    10. Process four: Reorientation This is where clients begin to make change Techniques that lead to new patterns of behavior: Immediacy: Encouragement: Act as if: “The question”: Spitting in the client’s soup Push-button technique: Homework

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