Defense Mechanisms

-To cope with anxiety, the ego must have a means of dealing with situations.

• Repression Intellectualizatiom
• Denial
• Reaction Formation
• Projection
• Displacement
• Sublimation
• Rationalization
• Regression
• Identification
Development of personality
• What Is Psychoanalytic Therapy?
-Psychoanalytic therapy looks at how the unconscious mind influences
thoughts and behaviors. is a form of in-depth theraphy that aims to bring
unconscious or deeply buried thoughts and feeling to the conscious mind.
-One of the most well known treatment modalities, but also one of the most
misunderstood by mental health consumers.

• Goals of Psychotherapy
-The goal of psychoanalytic therapy is to help patients better understand the
unconscious forces that can play a role in current behaviors, thoughts, and
emotions.
-The aim of psychoanalysis therapy is to release repressed emotions and
experiences.
• Techniques of therapy/process
-Free association
-Dream analysis
-Transference
-Resistance
• People undergoing psychoanalytic therapy often meet
with their therapist at least once a week and may remain
in therapy for a number of weeks, months, or even years.
Through this process, the hope is that people will be able
to gain insight and awareness of the unconscious forces
that contribute to their current mental state
Application of the Approaches

What Conditions Can Psychoanalysis Treat?

Psychoanalysis may be used to treat a number of different
psychological conditions. Some of the concerns that can be treated
using psychoanalytic therapy include:
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Depression
Psychosomatic disorders
Phobias
• Anxiety
• Identity problems
• Emotion struggles or trauma
• Self-destructive behavior
• Relationship issues
• Sexual problems
• Applications of psychoanalytic therapy
• Psychoanalytic therapy can be used by those with a
specific emotional concern, as well as those who simply
want to explore themselves. Understanding why we are
the way we are, often brings with it a sense of well-being
and a strong sense of self.