Clinical Application of Psychotherapy

Introduction

Psychoanalysis is a therapeutic technique, founded by Sigmund Freud, which studies the seemingly deep-rooted problems that reside in the unconscious mind. It is believed that symptoms are instigated by two factors: unresolved issues during childhood/adolescence and repressed trauma. The key to defeating these latent disturbances is to bring them to the forefront of the mind (conscious mind), where the patient can face them head-on. Though effective, psychoanalysis can become a very lengthy process, requiring the patient to see their psychotherapist two to five times a week, sometimes over a period of months or years.

One particular technique used in psychoanalysis is clinical application, which is used to bring about really

Psychoanalysts handle patients with depression with particular care due to their devastating habit of forming bonds of dependence with others. The end goal is for patients to become less dependent and to acquire a healthier way of coping with loss, rejection, and change. According to Shapiro et al. (1991) “…psychodynamic therapies have been successful only occasionally.” (McLeod, 2007) The reasons listed for this setback are inability to participate properly during a psychoanalysis session, and that people who are depressed are usually looking for a quick cure, which is not how clinical application works. The consequences are usually that the patient becomes overly dependent on the analyst. Luckily, there are a couple of different ways to go about psychoanalysis

These are only two out of four apparatuses which are required in order to achieve mindfulness. (Ivanovski and Mahli, 2007) Essentially, the process of MCBT uses cognition in order to sort out incoming information, all while using the body as a conductor. The end result of the therapy is that the body melds with the mind and world, which then helps to shine some light on how all three entities are made to effect each