Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Use of This Manual xv About the CompanionWebsite xvii Introduction xix PART ONE What Is Psychodynamic Psychotherapy? 1 1 The Treatment for a Mind in Motion 3 2 How Does Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Work? 8 PART TWO Assessment 15 3 Creating a Safe Place and Conducting an Assessment 17 4 Assessing Domains of Function 27 5 The Initial Formulation 47 6 Indications for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 57 PART THREE Beginning the Treatment 69 7 Informed Consent and Collaborative Goal Setting 71 8 Setting the Frame and Establishing Boundaries 80 9 Developing a Therapeutic Alliance 94 10 Technical Neutrality 103 11 Conducting a Psychotherapy Session 111 12 Our Patients' Feelings about Us and Our Feelings about Our Patients 120 13 Empathic Listening 129 14 Looking for Meaning 138 15 Medication and Therapy 142 PART FOUR Listen/Reflect/Intervene 151 16 Learning to Listen 153 17 Learning to Reflect 159 18 Learning to Intervene 169 PART FIVE Conducting a Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Technique 201 19 Affect 205 20 Free Association and Resistance 219 21 Transference 234 22 Countertransference 254 23 Unconscious Conflict and Defense 266 24 Dreams 283 Review Activity for Part Five: The "Microprocess Moment" - Understanding a Moment in Therapy 296 PART SIX Meeting Therapeutic Goals 299 25 Improving Self-Perceptions and Self-Esteem Regulation 301 26 Improving Relationships with Others 311 27 Improving Adapting to Stress 319 28 Improving Cognitive Function 327 PART SEVEN Working Through and Ending 341 29 Working Through 343 30 Ending 352 Review Activity for Parts Six and Seven: "The Macroprocess Summary" - Understanding How Things Change in Treatment 365 31 Continuing to Learn 370 Appendix 1 How to Use Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: A Clinical Manual - A Guide for Educators 375 Appendix 2 Template for Assessment of the Microprocess Moment and Video Review 384 Appendix 3 The Post-Evaluation Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Educational Resource - The "PEPPER" 385 Recommended Reading 388 Index 401