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Psychodynamic Therapy vs Bowenian Therapy
Psychodynamic Vs Bowenian Therapist
Psychodynamic and Bowenian Therapist
Role of Psychodynamic Therapist to that of the Bowenian Therapist
Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychodynamic Sessions
Role of the Psychodynamic therapist
Bowenian Therapist
Family Systems Theory
Goals of the Therapy
Role of the Therapist
Advantages
Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychodynamic therapy focuses on helping the patients to explore the feelings and emotions that are deep inside them. These are the emotions that they might not be aware of. Psychodynamic therapy helps the people to understand how these hidden feelings and emotions are effecting there moods and behavior without them knowing about it.
Psychodynamic therapy is also known as Insight-oriented therapy, which makes the people understand the reasons for their current behavior and mood swings which might be the outcome of some past relationships that have been a cause of constant pain for them.
Psychodynamic therapy is the oldest of all the modern form of therapies. It came out of several theories and approaches of the Freudian Psychoanalysis. The basic idea behind the Psychoanalysis is that a person's unusual behavior is due to some past events and experiences. Psychoanalysis deals with sessions that focus on exploring a person's feelings and emotions from deep inside. The session might take place twice in a week. Before the beginning ofthe therapy, this session takes place to examine those feelings that the patient is aware of and those which the patient is not aware of. On the other hand, the Psychodynamic therapy is not so intense and its sessions take place once in a week. The psychodynamic sessions are open-ended and provide a relaxed atmosphere to the patient. One difference that Psychotherapy has from other therapies is that it is not a short-termed therapy. It might take 6 to 7 weeks to complete the therapy.
Psychodynamic Sessions
In the psychodynamic session, the patient is encouraged to talk freely about whatever is going on inside his or her mind. It helps the patient to talk about the past relationships and any issues about these relationships that might be bothering them in order to understand the reason for the patient's current mental condition....
As the patient talks, the invisible feelings and emotions related to the past experiences of the patient are exposed. Then the patient is introduced to these unconscious feelings and emotions that have been inside them for so long and how they are related to the past events.
Role of the Psychodynamic therapist
The role of the therapist during the therapy session is to give as much time and space to the patient as possible in order to get best possible results out of the therapy. The therapist becomes a blank image for the patient by keeping his own opinion and feelings to himself in order to make the patient reveal the feelings deep inside about themselves and their relationships. The therapist makes sure that the patient is provided a comfortable environment.
The psychodynamic therapist makes sure that the sessions are less intense and briefer and are more focused on the interpersonal relationship between the patient and the therapist. The therapist focuses on developing a friendly relationship with the patient so that the patient feels comfortable to share the feelings and emotions which are hidden deep inside them. With the help of the therapist, the patients find a way to talk about the feeling that have been troubling them for a long time and which have not been recognized by the patient in the past. This explosion to the hidden feelings and emotions and the reasons for these feelings does not make the patient capable of dealing with them. So the goal of the therapy is to help the patient recognize these feelings make them capable to fight with them. (Haggerty, 2013)
Bowenian Therapist
The Bowenian Therapy which is also known as the Family System theory was developed by Murray Bowen in 1974. This family system theory is considered as the pillar of the modern theories and is the main bridge from the psychodynamic perspectives. According to the Bowenian theory it is the family which shapes the behavior, thoughts, manners and experiences of each generation and these behavior and experiences are passed on to the next generation. Thus any conflict or disturbance in a family is reflected in the behavior and thoughts of the next generation and this continues until these issues are resolved successfully.
Family Systems Theory
Bowen moved on from the concept of the previous theories which emphasized that problems in an individual were caused…
References
Galica, J. (2013). Theravive . Bowenian Family Systems Theory and Therapy.
Haggerty, J. (2013, april 3). Psych Central. Psychodynamic Therapy.
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