Glossary of Key Terms
Conditions d’achèvement
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English Term |
Definition in Context |
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Psychoanalytical Therapies |
Therapies based on reconstructing the client's past. |
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Subconscious Mind |
The source of basic instincts and impulses. |
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Id & Superego |
Components of personality that defence mechanisms balance. |
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Resistance |
Deliberate or inadvertent attempts to avoid distressing thoughts. |
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Countertransference |
Emotional reactions of the therapist toward the client. |
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Attachment Figures |
Primary caregivers whose early influence affects present life. |
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Symptom Reduction |
A primary goal of long-term psychoanalytic therapy. |
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In vivo |
Analyzing interpersonal themes as they happen in the session |