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Psyc 222 Putting It All Together

Explore the concept of blaming the victim in psychotherapy, the role of contextual factors in mental disorders, and the feminist conceptualization of etiology. Learn how therapy can empower individuals to overcome societal limitations and gain control over their sense of self and life direction.

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Psyc 222 Putting It All Together

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  1. Psyc 222 Putting It All Together • Blaming the Victim • Context of Disorder • Feminist Conceptualization

  2. Blaming the Victim • What is blaming the victim? • Is it possible to provide psychotherapy without blaming the victim? • What is the relationship between psychotherapy and the legal system?

  3. Context of Disorder • What is the role of media in creating and maintaining disorder? • What is the role of racism/sexism/ableism/heterosexism/ classism in mental disorders?

  4. Feminist Conceptualization of Etiology • Identity development (thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and self narratives) occurs interactively in a socio-cultural context • We internalize contextual messages as either limitations or entitlements and adopt those messages as schemas that inform and direct feelings & behaviors • We are reinforced or punished based on the extent to which our actions are valued/deemed functional in our contexts • Thus, we tend to conform to stereotypes

  5. Feminist Therapy View • Many cts are “casualties of injustice, victimized by injurious contexts” • Our map of the self and the world may become narrowed and maladaptive based on our experiences • Therapy can broaden that map and allow ct to gain control over their sense of self and life direction

  6. Practice Question • What prevents you from fully being who you want to be? (e.g. messages, experiences, fears, conflicts) • What allows you to be that self?

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