Psychodynamic Psychodynamic ExplorationExploration©©

Maureen Finnerty Turner, Maureen Finnerty Turner, RNC, LCMHC, LCSWRNC, LCMHC, LCSW

April 9, 2010April 9, 2010

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PsychodynamicPsychodynamicExplorationExplorationUnconscious passing-over technique Unconscious passing-over technique for impregnating the unconsciousfor impregnating the unconsciousThe inducing of the unconscious The inducing of the unconscious mind – to take over your request as mind – to take over your request as handed it by the conscious mind.handed it by the conscious mind.

Indications for using an Indications for using an insight oriented exploratory insight oriented exploratory approach:approach:

Long standing and complex problems Long standing and complex problems manifested through Multiple Symptoms.manifested through Multiple Symptoms.

Where there is a strong liklihood that the Where there is a strong liklihood that the problem is associated with dynamic problem is associated with dynamic functions, purposes, historical factors and functions, purposes, historical factors and inner conflicts.inner conflicts.

Indications for Insight – Indications for Insight – Oriented Therapy Oriented Therapy (Continued):(Continued):

With psychologically minded patients With psychologically minded patients who expect & prefer insight-orientedwho expect & prefer insight-oriented

approach to treatmentapproach to treatment When patients possess the impulse When patients possess the impulse

control and resources to tolerate insight-control and resources to tolerate insight-oriented approaches to therapyoriented approaches to therapy

Indications for Insight – Indications for Insight – Oriented Therapy Oriented Therapy (Continued):(Continued):

When suggestive hypnotic suggestions When suggestive hypnotic suggestions with hypnotically responsive individuals with hypnotically responsive individuals have not yielded expected benefits have not yielded expected benefits and/or resistance is encountered – at a and/or resistance is encountered – at a pattern search and contemplative of pattern search and contemplative of treatment.treatment.

Insight-Oriented Insight-Oriented Hypnotherapy may be Hypnotherapy may be Contraindicated with:Contraindicated with:

Situational monosymptomatic, and habit Situational monosymptomatic, and habit disorders (Turner disagrees).disorders (Turner disagrees).

Over intellectualizing patients who Over intellectualizing patients who already possess insight and need to already possess insight and need to translate insight into action (Turner translate insight into action (Turner disagrees).disagrees).

Contraindications Contraindications (Continued):(Continued):

With less intelligent or psychologically With less intelligent or psychologically minded persons who do not have the minded persons who do not have the Impulse-control or resources to tolerate a Impulse-control or resources to tolerate a more insight oriented approach.more insight oriented approach.

(Murphy, J., 2008)(Murphy, J., 2008)

Exploratory Hypnotic Exploratory Hypnotic Methods:Methods:

Hypnoanalytic methods may accelerate Hypnoanalytic methods may accelerate the insight oriented stage of treatment.the insight oriented stage of treatment.

Hypnotic and hypnoprojective techniques Hypnotic and hypnoprojective techniques may include: may include: Ideomotor signalingIdeomotor signaling Guided imagery Guided imagery Unconscious self-image techniqueUnconscious self-image technique Age Regression and ProgressionAge Regression and Progression

Exploratory Methods Exploratory Methods (Continued):(Continued):

Hypnotic ego-state therapyHypnotic ego-state therapy Theater techniqueTheater technique Inner AdvisorInner Advisor Hypnotically induced dreams.Hypnotically induced dreams.

Guided Imagery or Guided Imagery or Age ProgressionAge Progression

In a trance state, the individual is guided In a trance state, the individual is guided to positive images of a sought after to positive images of a sought after experience, guided by the hypnotherapist experience, guided by the hypnotherapist using details, imagery, and incentives using details, imagery, and incentives usually pre-planned by the individual and usually pre-planned by the individual and client prior to the trance induction. client prior to the trance induction.

Commonly used for Excellence in Sports, Commonly used for Excellence in Sports, Performance, and Endurance activities.Performance, and Endurance activities.

Unconscious Self-Image Unconscious Self-Image Technique – a BlueprintTechnique – a Blueprint

The Unconscious can accept your improved The Unconscious can accept your improved mental blueprint and can build in positive mental blueprint and can build in positive thoughts and actionsthoughts and actions Your thoughts are your most fundamental and far-Your thoughts are your most fundamental and far-

reaching activity reaching activity Thoughts are your mental words and are silent. Thoughts are your mental words and are silent.

They are invisibly building mental images= blueprint. They are invisibly building mental images= blueprint. Self-image thoughts – can be changed and Self-image thoughts – can be changed and

rehearsed in the studio of the mind.rehearsed in the studio of the mind.

More Guided Imagery More Guided Imagery Methods:Methods:

The “Thank You Method” – as if you already The “Thank You Method” – as if you already have ithave it

The Affirmative Method – Positive self-The Affirmative Method – Positive self-statements made repeatedly to selfstatements made repeatedly to self

The Argumentative Method – Negative beliefs The Argumentative Method – Negative beliefs are challenged and n sickness and can be are challenged and n sickness and can be changed by changing thought patterns.changed by changing thought patterns.

You change the belief-you change the behavior.You change the belief-you change the behavior.

Mental Movie MethodMental Movie Method

A picture is worth a thousand words. A picture is worth a thousand words.

Chinese ProverbChinese Proverb

Play the role of the actor, dramatizing this Play the role of the actor, dramatizing this mental movie, and feel satisfied that this mental movie, and feel satisfied that this picture being conveyed to the picture being conveyed to the unconscious – and ask that it be brought unconscious – and ask that it be brought to pass in its own way. Visualizing the to pass in its own way. Visualizing the goal such as; a student passing the test. goal such as; a student passing the test.

Ego State TherapyEgo State Therapy

Ego State Therapy, a therapeutic modality that Ego State Therapy, a therapeutic modality that emerged in the 1970’s, is focused on working emerged in the 1970’s, is focused on working therapeutically with the polypsychic energies of therapeutically with the polypsychic energies of the human mind. the human mind.

It combines techniques of individual, family, It combines techniques of individual, family, and group therapies and has been used for the and group therapies and has been used for the successful treatment of manysuccessful treatment of many

Disorders including complex post traumatic Disorders including complex post traumatic stress disorder and the dissociative disorders. stress disorder and the dissociative disorders.

Ego State Therapy (cont.)Ego State Therapy (cont.)

The co-creators believed that Ego State The co-creators believed that Ego State Therapy “should generate research Therapy “should generate research hypotheses while suggesting new and as hypotheses while suggesting new and as yet unobserved relations….. [and] make yet unobserved relations….. [and] make prior assumptions explicit” (Watkins & prior assumptions explicit” (Watkins & Watkins, 1997). They assumed that Watkins, 1997). They assumed that future neurobiological studies would future neurobiological studies would confirm their theories. ( Frederick, C. confirm their theories. ( Frederick, C. 2009)2009)

ReferencesReferences

Watkins, J. and Watkins, H. (1997). Ego Watkins, J. and Watkins, H. (1997). Ego state: Theory and therapy. New York, state: Theory and therapy. New York, Norton.Norton.

Frederick, C. (2009). Abstract, ISSTD Frederick, C. (2009). Abstract, ISSTD Conference, 2009Conference, 2009

Murphy, J. (2008). Murphy, J. (2008). The Power of the The Power of the Unconscious MindUnconscious Mind. .