Psychoanalytic group therapy is a combination of the two psychoanalytic techniques: individual psychoanalysis and group analysis. According to the two-dimensional model of psychoanalytic group therapy, the analyst must simultaneously monitor the status of each individual and the group as a whole. Due to the necessity of constant maneuvering between individual and group analysis, the group leader should possess special abilities and skills. Historical background Walter Schindler Schindler suggested that the group is a copy of family relationships, which are reproduced in the current [...]
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Due to the fact that psychoanalysts began to show interest not only to individual psychodynamic processes, but also to interpersonal processes, as well as due to their feedback, the attention of researchers was attracted also by the structure of the relationship between the partners. Since 1970, the problems associated with the origin, development and treatment of disorders of the partnership were studied. Whereas before there was a tendency to focus attention on genesis aspects of a conflict, at the present time, [...]
Family therapy is one of modern psychotherapy. According to family therapists, the most effective means of helping the individual, all the social structures and the whole mankind is family. The patient of the family therapist is not only the individual, but the whole family. It is proved that the family, if it’s pushed in the [...]
Many forms of counseling are available for people dealing with substance abuse. Counseling psychologists are specifically trained to help people function in all aspects of their emotional, vocational and social development. Substance abuse counseling is designed to assist drug addicts or alcoholics in all stages of recovery. In particular, counseling psychology can be a tremendous [...]
Since family is so important to most of us, many psychotherapists focus their practice on the family. This helps them treat depression and mental illness better — because mental problems are often connected to a person’s family situation. It is well known that when all the members of a family are involved in therapy, a [...]
There is no marriage or relationship out there that is always smooth sailing. A marriage is never free from trouble, problems or obstacles. The main factor is when couples are faced with marriage troubles, how they navigate through those problems and coming up triumphant is important. Sadly, most couples look at family marriage counseling as [...]
