2024
Dynamic Psychotherapy with Adults
Name: Dynamic Psychotherapy with Adults
Code: PSI11130M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Psychology
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Provide the epistemological bases of psychotherapeutic technique
Discuss and reflect on key techniques and their specific
Adequate technical aspects to theoretical models and the context of the intervention.
Make comparative judgments of theoretical and technical psychotherapeutic models.
Discussion of technical aspects through clinical case studies.
Discuss and reflect on key techniques and their specific
Adequate technical aspects to theoretical models and the context of the intervention.
Make comparative judgments of theoretical and technical psychotherapeutic models.
Discussion of technical aspects through clinical case studies.
Contents
2. Epistemological aspects of the theory of psychotherapeutic technique
3. Initial phase: the interview in clinical psychology
4. The psychotherapeutic process - theoretical aspects of interpretative technique in psychotherapy The act of interpretation and its key components, the transfer and its use in psychotherapeutic technique, countertransference and empathy in the act of interpretation,the resistance and its clinical management, the setting, the Insight, the preparation, the psychic change.
5. Psychotherapy in the context of health
6. Finals: theoretical and technical problems of the end of psychotherapy
3. Initial phase: the interview in clinical psychology
4. The psychotherapeutic process - theoretical aspects of interpretative technique in psychotherapy The act of interpretation and its key components, the transfer and its use in psychotherapeutic technique, countertransference and empathy in the act of interpretation,the resistance and its clinical management, the setting, the Insight, the preparation, the psychic change.
5. Psychotherapy in the context of health
6. Finals: theoretical and technical problems of the end of psychotherapy
Teaching Methods
Theoretical classes - primarily expository, aimed at promoting participation and the development of critical thinking through the presentation of clinical cases to connect theory with practice.
Practical classes - focused on the study of research articles in psychoanalysis, encouraging discussion and research while connecting theory with case studies.
Open classes - featuring guest experts in the field to provide direct insight into contemporary theoretical and practical developments.
Independent work - involving research and preparation of articles to be presented in class.
Practical classes - focused on the study of research articles in psychoanalysis, encouraging discussion and research while connecting theory with case studies.
Open classes - featuring guest experts in the field to provide direct insight into contemporary theoretical and practical developments.
Independent work - involving research and preparation of articles to be presented in class.
Assessment
The evaluation aims to assess the development of analytical thinking skills, the ability to listen and show empathy towards different conditions of human development, as well as knowledge of various psychoanalytic perspectives on the mental model and their application in clinical practice and investigation
Continuous assessment:
1- Group presentation of a scientific article based on psychoanalytic formulations (25%)
2- Presentation of a case from a series of psychotherapy based on psychoanalytic principles, (25%)
3- Final case study based on psychoanalytic theories, analyzing a character from a film/book (50%).
Students with a final grade equal to or higher than 10 (ten) will pass, while grades lower than 7.5 at any point will not be accepted.
Exam mode (regular and resit) - The exam consists in a test covering all the topics in the course. Students with a final grade equal to or higher than 10 (ten) will pass.
Continuous assessment:
1- Group presentation of a scientific article based on psychoanalytic formulations (25%)
2- Presentation of a case from a series of psychotherapy based on psychoanalytic principles, (25%)
3- Final case study based on psychoanalytic theories, analyzing a character from a film/book (50%).
Students with a final grade equal to or higher than 10 (ten) will pass, while grades lower than 7.5 at any point will not be accepted.
Exam mode (regular and resit) - The exam consists in a test covering all the topics in the course. Students with a final grade equal to or higher than 10 (ten) will pass.
Teaching Staff
- Isabel Maria Marques Mesquita [responsible]
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