Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will:
• have expanded their knowledge about the main tenets of psychoanalytic theory regarding the human mind and psychological distress
• Be able to articulate a psychoanalytic formulation and to design an appropriate intervention based on clinical material
• Be familiar with the main principles of psychodynamic practice
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course aims to expand and deepen students’ knowledge of the main principles that guide psychodynamic psychotherapy and on important aspects of psychoanalytic technique. The material covered is partly determined based on the questions arising and the challenges faced by students in their practice of psychoanalytic therapy on their clinical placements. The following topics are covered: formulation from a psychoanalytic perspective, working with resistance in the process of psychotherapy, technical considerations in psychoanalytic interpretation, negotiating the therapeutic relationship, working with dreams and other aspects of unconscious communication, and understanding psychopathology from a psychoanalytic perspective, with a focus on personality difficulties.
Keywords
CBT, schema therapy, mindfulness, Resistance in CBT Therapeutic relationship and CBT
Additional bibliography for study
Bateman, A., & Holmes, J. (1995). Εισαγωγή στην ψυχανάλυση: Σύγχρονη θεωρία και πρακτική. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη, 2000.
Casement, P. (1985). Μαθαίνοντας από τον ασθενή. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη, 1989.
Gabbard, G. O. (2000). Η ψυχοδυναμική ψυχιατρική στην κλινική πράξη. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Βήτα, 2012.
Gabbard, G. O. (2004). Η ψυχαναλυτική ψυχοθεραπεία μακράς διάρκειας: Ένα εισαγωγικό εγχειρίδιο. Αθήνα: Κοινός Τόπος Ψυχιατρικής, Νευροεπιστημών και Επιστημών του Ανθρώπου, 2010.
Greenberg, J. R., & Mithcell, S. A. (1983). Object relations in psychoanalytic theory. New York & London: Harvard University Press.
Greenson, R. (1967). Η τεχνική της ψυχανάλυσης. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη, 2009.
Malan, D. H. (1995). Ατομική ψυχοθεραπεία και η επιστήμη της ψυχοδυναμικής. Θεσσαλονίκη: University Studio Press, 2005.
McWilliams, N. (2004). Ψυχαναλυτική ψυχοθεραπεία: Ένας οδηγός για επαγγελματίες. Θεσσαλονίκη: Ινστιτούτο Ψυχολογίας και Υγείας, 2006.