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.

http://www.psychexchange.co.uk/videos/view/20949/

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)