PSYCHODYNAMIC FAMILY
THERAPY
PSYCHODYNAMIC
PIONEERS
Murray Bowen
Sigmund Freud
Melanie Klein
PSYCHODYNAMIC
APPROACHES
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MAKING THE UNCONSCIOUS, CONSCIOUS
(INSIGHT)
EMPHASIS ON HOW THE PAST INFLUENCES
CURRENT RELATIONSHIPS
TRANSFERENCE AND COUNTERTRANSFERENCE
ANXIETY AND DEFENSE MECHANISMS
ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF
TRANSFERENCE, RESISTANCE, AND DREAMS
THOROUGH FAMILY OF ORIGIN HISTORIES
LONG TERM THERAPY APPROACH
OBJECT RELATIONS
FAMILY THERAPY (ORFT)
THE BRIDGE BETWEEN
PSYCHOANALYSIS AND
SYSTEMS THEORY
FREUD’S CONTRIBUTION
BEHAVIOR IS BASED UPON
INSTINCTUAL DRIVES (SEX
AND AGGRESSION)
 EARLY CHILDHOOD
TRAUMA VS FANTASY
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FERENCZI’S
CONTRIBUTION
COINED TERM OBJECT
RELATIONS THEORY
 BEHAVIOR AS A PRODUCT
OF ATTITUDE TOWARDS
SIGNIFICANT PERSONS OR
THINGS
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FERENCZI
EMOTIONAL ILLNESS
CAUSED BY PARENTAL
NEGLECT OR TRAUMA
 ACTIVE THERAPIST TO
HELP REINACT EARLY
PARENT-CHILD
INTERACTION
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MELANIE KLEIN’S
CONTRIBUTION
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FOCUS ON EARLY RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN MOTHER AND INFANT
(INFANT IS OBJECT FOCUSED
FROM BIRTH)
FANTASY USED TO UNDERSTAND
RELATIONSHIP
* SPLITTING
WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN’S
CONTRIBUTION
THE NEED FOR A
SATISFYING OBJECT
RELATIONSHIP IS THE
MOST BASIC MOTIVE OF
LIFE.
 MATURITY= CAPACITY FOR
CLOSENESS & INTIMACY
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FAIRBAIRN
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THE NEED TO INDIVIDUATE
WINNICOT’S
CONTRIBUTION
UNEMPATHIC MOTHERING
 TRUE SELF VS FALSE
SELF(COMPLIANCY)
 “GOOD ENOUGH”
MOTHERING
 TRANSITIONAL OBJECTS
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DICKS CONTRIBUTION
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MARRIAGE BRINGS OUT
FEELINGS FROM INFANTILE
EXPERIENCES (OBJECT
ATTACHMENT)
* THE OVERLY “NEEDY”
SPOUSE
DICKS CONTRIBUTION
MUTUAL ATTRIBUTION AND
PROJECTION (EXPECTING
THE SPOUSE TO CONFORM
TO FIT A PROJECTION)
 CASE EXAMPLE
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MURRAY BOWEN
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EMPHASIS ON THE MOTHER’S ROLE
THE NEED FOR DIFFERENTIATION
* GOING HOME AGAIN
* ASKING QUESTIONS
THE PHENOMENA OF TRIANGULATION
* DETRIANGULATION
(PERSON-TO-PERSON
RELATIONSHIPS)
BOWEN
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MULTIGENERATIONAL
TRANSMISSION
* THE USE OF THE
GENOGRAM
SOLID SELF VS PSEUDOSELF
EMOTIONAL CUTOFF (SPOUSAL
FUSION)
*ME AND YOU AGAINST THE
WORLD
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ADLERIAN FAMILY
THERAPY
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ONE OF THE OLDEST APPROACHES
ALFRED ADLER AND RUDOLF DREIKURS
SOCIAL (FAMILY) INTEREST
BEHAVIOR PURPOSEFUL (GOAL DIRECTED)
THE NEED FOR ENCOURAGEMENT VERSUS
PRAISE OR PUNISHMENT
PARENTING EFFECTIVENESS TRAINING
FAMILY CONSTELLATION
ADLERIAN FAMILY
THERAPY
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BIRTH ORDER AND PERSONALITY
WHO HOLDS THE POWER?
EARLY RECOLLECTIONS
PRIVATE LOGIC
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COUNSELING
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FAMILY
REFRAMING (MISTAKEN BELIEFS) AND
REORIENTATION