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NCMHCE Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Category - Counseling and Psychotherapy

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What are some techniques used in psychodynamic therapy?
  1. Self-empowerment and grounding.
  2. Free association and building a strong therapeutic alliance.
  3. Identifying and investigating automatic thoughts.
  4. Interpersonal relationships between client and therapist and placing emphasis on current situations.
Explanation
Answer: B - Free association and building a strong therapeutic alliance are some techniques used in psychodynamic therapy. Other techniques include recognizing resistance and transference, working through painful memories and difficult issues, and catharsis. A main belief in psychodynamic therapy is that problems develop mainly from early childhood events.
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