Dynamic Psychotherapies

Recommended Prerequisites

Students with no formation in dynamic psychopathology are advised to perform successfully one of the following course unit: “Child Psychopathology" or " Special Subjects on Adult Psychopathology".     

Teaching Methods

This course will be accomplished using expository teaching method (used in theoretical classes), active teaching-learning methodologies (used in practical classes) and tutorial follow-up. The active teaching-learning methodologies include "case studies" related with dynamic psychotherapy, didactic videos and the use of role-playing for skills development in these settings.

Periodical evaluation includes one type C work (scoring 30%), related with dynamic psychotherapies (syllabus points 3 and 4), and two type A test (scoring 35% each of the final classification).

Learning Outcomes

Objectives

1. Achieve and develop the knowledge related with psychodynamic psychopathology as the main comprehensive "tool" for dynamic psychotherapeutic work;

2. Develop the knowledge related with different dynamic psychotherapeutic models

Competencies

3. Develop the skills related with the appliance and evaluation of dynamic diagnostics in psychodynamic work and guidance;

4. Develop the skills and competencies related with different psychodynamic models, including:

- Insight psychotherapies

- Support dynamic oriented psychotherapies

- Brief dynamic psychotherapies;

- Psychodynamic approaches with hospitalized patients

- Psychodynamic approaches with anxiety, depressed, borderline and drug addicted patients

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Psychopathology and psychodynamic assessment

2. Support and insight-oriented psychotherapies

2.1. Strategies and tactics of dynamic psychotherapies

2.2. Psychotherapy indications and patient assessment

2.3. Beginning the psychotherapy  process

2.4. The therapeutic process: the patient and therapist role

2.5. Technical issues

2.6. "Closing" and evaluating the psychotherapeutic process

3. Brief dynamic Psychotherapies

3.1. Psychoanalysis and brief psychotherapies

3.2. Characterization of brief psychotherapies: technical issues

4. Psychodynamic approaches in specific situations:

4.1 With  hospitalized patients  

4.2 With anxiety patients

4.3 With depressed patients

4.4 With borderline patients

4.5 With drug addicted patients

Head Lecturer(s)

Rui Alexandre Paquete Paixão

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 30.0%
Frequency: 70.0%

Bibliography

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Coughlin, P. (2017). Maximizing effetiveness in Dynamic psychotherapy. London: Routledge

Eizirik, C. et al. (Eds.) (2005). Psicoterapia de orientação analítica: …. Porto Alegre: Artmed

Gabbard, G. O. (2004). Long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy: A basic text. Washington, DC: A.P.P.

Gilliéron, E. (2004). Manual de Psicoterapias Breves. Lisboa: Climepsi.

Levensen, H. (2006). Time-limited dynamic Psychotherapy: formulation and intervention. Washington, DC: A.P.A.

Lieberman, A., & Van Horn, P. (2008). Psychotherapy with Infants and Young Children. New York: Guilford Press

Summers, R.F. & Barber, J.P. (2015). Practicing Psychodynamic therapy. New York: Guilford Press