Dynamic Psychotherapy - Intro.

Psychodynamic psychotherapy will be described and techniques and goals will be very briefly elaborated. Key Psychodynamic concepts will be described including: Psychic Determinism, Free Association, the Unconscious, Central role of affect, Conflict, Transference, the Superego (role of shame and guilt), Defenses, Power of the past, Narcissism (healthy and not), Empathy, Principle of abstinence and neutrality, the role of our Mourning and Interpretation.