Psychodynamic Treatments for Anorexia Nervosa For one other disorder (anorexia nervosa) describe and evaluate two treatments. Students must select one treatment each from two different approaches from the five studied in Units 1 and 2.
What Psychotherapies do you already know? Discuss your ideas and try to come up with some examples.
Inkblot Test
Dream Analysis
Hypnosis
Freudian Slip
Free Association (Lets have a go)!
The Couch
The Therapist Consider 3 ethical issues of Psychotherapy Consider 3 potential problems associated with the influence of the practitioner
Evaluation Strengths Takes all experiences into account Unique method to uncovering unconscious thoughts Useful as it can uncover manifestations of underlying conflicts between the ID and superego. Weaknesses Inappropriate for certain people as it may reinforce thoughts that are already obsessive. Highly subjective and unfalsifiable.
Lets have a look at the exam question… Compare the strengths and weaknesses of the Psychodynamic and Learning Approaches to treatment/therapy. (6 marks)