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Psychodynamic Case Scenario

For this activity, watch the video: Psychodynamic
Case Scenario. Use the information in the scenario to answer the following
questions:

• To
  what extent does Mallory’s behavior in this interview exemplify
  transference (see Chapter 12)?
• To
  what extent does Dr. Santos’ behavior during the session influence your
  judgment regarding Mallory’s behavior as transference?
• If
  it is transference, what, exactly, is Mallory transferring? From whom,
  might you speculate, is she transferring it?
• If
  it is transference, and Dr. Santos is a psychodynamic psychotherapist,
  what is an ideal way for Dr. Santos to handle it? What if Dr. Santos was a
  humanistic psychotherapist, would she handle this situation differently?
• Describe
  several of the defense mechanisms. (Please select several that have not
  all been described already by other students if possible.) Do any of those
  you described seem to be applicable to Mallory? How so?

Student
1 Response:

I think that Mallory’s behavior in this
interview exemplifies transference by her displaying behaviors that have no
apparent signals for her to react the way that she is. Dr. Santos is displaying
active listening and showing interest in what Mallory has to say by asking her
to elaborate on her feelings and encouraging her to stay in the session so she
can help her. Because Dr. Santos is not giving Mallory signals of disinterest,
the reason Mallory is acting the way she is must come from an unconscious issue
which can be the signs of transference. Transference is when the client may
treat the relationship with therapist on a similar basis of the reactions the
client may have had with an important person in their past. Mallory may be
distorting her view of Dr. Santos by prejudging her on the basis of the way she
could have been treated by someone else previously in her life. I think that
because Dr. Santos is a woman that is older than Mallory, Mallory could be
transferring behaviors of her mother onto Dr. Santos. Mallory’s mother may have
always been too busy to listen to Mallory, had more important things to do, and
demeaned any concerns Mallory may have brought to her mother. As a
psychodynamic psychotherapist, Dr. Santos should help Mallory be aware of her
transference tendencies and how this can affect her relationships with others
and with her life and offer interpretation of the transference. If Dr. Santos
was a humanistic psychotherapist, she may not act differently but see Mallory’s
transference as a chance to grow toward self-actualization and psychological
wellness (Pomerantz, 2014).

There are many defense mechanisms that
Mallory may be using. Repression is when the ego will repress the conscious
awareness of the conflict of the id and superego as it never happened. If
Mallory has repressed some memories about where her transference is coming
from, it may be harder to bring awareness to her transference. Projection is
when the ego projects the id impulse onto other people rather than ourselves.
Mallory may be projecting the feelings she has from her mother onto Dr. Santos.
Displacement is when the ego displaces the id impulse onto someone else rather
than who it should be aimed at. Mallory may be displacing her feelings onto Dr.
Santos rather than her mother which is where the feelings come from (Pomerantz,
2014).

Pomerantz, A. (2014). Clinical
psychology: Science, practice, and culture (3rd ed). Thousand Oaks,
CA: Sage Publications.    

Student
2 response:

Mallory’s behavior in this interview
exemplifies transference by her behavior with Dr. Santos. For instance,
Mallory keeps assuming her complaints are boring Dr. Santos. She constantly
wants to leave, and Dr. Santos keeps asking her to stay. Dr. Santos is simply
listening to Mallory, and Mallory is thinking she is not intrested in her
story, but she is trying to understand her story.  It seems like Mallory
is reflecting on what has happened in her past and putting her feelings on the
Doctor. It seems like Mallory is taking her past experiences and is judgmental
by detecting the doctor would have similar quality as someone who may affected
her in her past.  For instance, maybe Mallory was neglected, mistreated,
or hurt in her past by someone.  Mallory could be affected about her
relationship status. She may look at others that are happy, married, or settled
down, and it may reflect on her life at the moment. Mallory feels that problem
that is going on is something that is abnormal with herself. Mallory is putting
her own insecurities by thinking the doctor thinks the same, but that is
not the case.

I think Dr. Santos could administer a form of transference by
speaking a little more. I think if Dr. Santos would say things in the middle of
her speaking, or making good eye contact to try and make Mallory feel she cares
more. Mallory is looking to feel calm and cared about. If Dr. Santos was
a humanistic psychotherapy, Dr. Santos could listen to Mallory’s issues,
and then trying to reach some form of conclusion. Mallory needs to understand
that Dr. Santos is there to help her, not judge her. Good active listening
skills on both parts should be applied. 

Defense mechanisms are as followed:

Repression- An ego that prevents effective awareness of conflict between
the id and superego.

Projection-ego that directs an id impulse onto other people

Reaction formation-“In which the ego forms a type of reaction against
the id impulse, in which behavior has an opposite of the original id
impulse” (Pomerantz, 2012).

Displacement-the ego that directs s an id impulse toward a much safer target

Sublimation-“In which the ego redirects the id impulse in a way that
the outcome behavior benefits others” (Pomerantz, 2012).

I think Mallory is displacing her feelings towards Dr. Santos, because she is
looking for that safe comfort. Mallory is also projecting her behavior on Dr.
Santos, because she is opening up to her about her past. 

References:

Pomerantz, A. (2014). Clinical psychology: Science, practice, and
culture (3rd ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 

This week you’re going to take a few more steps towards creating an annotated bibliography by finalizing your research topic and writing your research question.  

Read Module 1 of your textbook, and watch Picking Your Topic IS Research. 

Last week, you were asked to start thinking about the topic you’d like to choose for your annotated bibliography. You can refer to the list of possible research topics if you need help thinking of a topic. After reading Module 1 of your textbook and watching Picking Your Topic IS Research, you learned that you should do some research on the topics that you are considering to learn more about your topic and check out the sources that are available.  If you haven’t yet done any background research on the topics you are considering, you should do that now.  This is the point in the research process when it is acceptable to use Wikipedia or other general reference works like encyclopedias and almanacs. 4 Easy Steps to Using the Ashford Library for Background Research can help you get started. 

Choosing your research topic is the next step.  Remember that you will be working with this topic for the rest of this class, so you should choose something that you find interesting.  It is recommended that you choose a topic you would like to investigaterelated to your major. 

The next step is to do some brainstorming about your topic. Brainstorming will help you think about your topic from different angles and consider different aspects of your topic.  There are a number of different brainstorming methods, like asking questions about your topic, outlining, and creating concept maps using websites likebubble.us and Mindmeister.  You can use any of these tools, or you can just put pencil to paper and let the ideas flow.  

The last step this week is to consider and write your research questions and reflect on the process. The Writing Your Research Question will lead you through the process of creating research questions.  You must create at least three research questions that are open-ended; address a controversy, issue, or problem; and address your topic in a way that you can take a stand. Writing an open-ended question is sometimes a challenge so take a look at the How to Ask an Open-Ended Question handout before you get started.

Then, you will reflect on the process of doing background research and refining your topic.

Note: You are only required to submit the Creating Your Research Question worksheet this week. (which is the GEN103_WK2_Writing_Your_Research_Question.docx document, so please fill that out)

Just in case you can’t open the links that are listed in the paragraph, I have attached everything you need.

Please use the files attached to help you with this assignment.

Once again, my research TOPIC is Internet and Children, so anything you can find on that is good.

Prepare: Access the library and use it to locate a source that sounds interesting to you (Attached). As you get ready to write your discussion this week, take a few moments to do the following:

Write: For your discussion answer, give a brief overview of the source material and create a properly formatted APA reference for your chosen source. 

• Be sure to use specific examples. You can also explore how you might apply the strategies for using sources in a credible and relevant manner.
• How might these methods help you improve your own writing and research strategy?