Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Long-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Theory and Practice III
Course Code
RPH_014
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
10.05
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Artūrs Utināns
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Psychotherapist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Artūrs Utināns
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
Provide with theoretical knowledge and skills in a long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy.
To acquire knowledge and skills required for psycho-dynamic evaluation and formulation of patient's personality, master skills to develop and apply therapeutic factors and relations, applying theories of personality and psychotherapy. Master psychoanalytic/psycho-dynamic techniques of psychotherapy (empathic encouragement, clarification, confrontation, interpretation, holding a frame) and apply those depending on the phase of therapy and type of personality organisation and level of functioning.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.knowledge of psychoanalytic/psychodynamic theory of psychotherapy, apply it for treatment of patients with different level of functioning of personalities and different types of personality organisation, and identify peculiarities of work;
Skills
1.treat patients with different personality structures and levels of functionality applying psychoanalytic/psychodynamic psychotherapy;
Competences
1.example-based knowledge, skills and attitude essential for working at a hospital and for research, raising public awareness via media.
Assessment
Individual work
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Long course of psycho-dynamic psychotherapy – 10 individual therapy patients.
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Examination
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Examination |
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Resident expresses his/her knowledge, skills and clinical/psychodynamic thinking.
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1. Develop description of patient's psychodynamic evaluation (explaining their justification using examples and theoretical concepts);
2. Develop and defend descriptions of patient's clinical case.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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Auditorium
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Evaluation of patient's mental functionality and selection of the type of treatment. Goals of the therapy and life. Indications of a long-term psychotherapy. Prognostic factor (the power of Ego, psychological thinking, motivation, quality of object relations). Psychotherapist- patient relations. Anonymity and neutrality. Contract. Frame. Its significance on the process of psychotherapy. Prevailing environment, interpretations and development of the personality.
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On site
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Auditorium
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Evaluation of patient's mental functionality and selection of the type of treatment. Goals of the therapy and life. Indications of a long-term psychotherapy. Prognostic factor (the power of Ego, psychological thinking, motivation, quality of object relations). Psychotherapist- patient relations. Anonymity and neutrality. Contract. Frame. Its significance on the process of psychotherapy. Prevailing environment, interpretations and development of the personality.
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Auditorium
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Evaluation of patient's mental functionality and selection of the type of treatment. Goals of the therapy and life. Indications of a long-term psychotherapy. Prognostic factor (the power of Ego, psychological thinking, motivation, quality of object relations). Psychotherapist- patient relations. Anonymity and neutrality. Contract. Frame. Its significance on the process of psychotherapy. Prevailing environment, interpretations and development of the personality.
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Auditorium
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Evaluation of patient's mental functionality and selection of the type of treatment. Goals of the therapy and life. Indications of a long-term psychotherapy. Prognostic factor (the power of Ego, psychological thinking, motivation, quality of object relations). Psychotherapist- patient relations. Anonymity and neutrality. Contract. Frame. Its significance on the process of psychotherapy. Prevailing environment, interpretations and development of the personality.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Evaluation of patient's mental functionality and selection of the type of treatment. Goals of the therapy and life. Indications of a long-term psychotherapy. Prognostic factor (the power of Ego, psychological thinking, motivation, quality of object relations). Psychotherapist- patient relations. Anonymity and neutrality. Contract. Frame. Its significance on the process of psychotherapy. Prevailing environment, interpretations and development of the personality.
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Evaluation of patient's mental functionality and selection of the type of treatment. Goals of the therapy and life. Indications of a long-term psychotherapy. Prognostic factor (the power of Ego, psychological thinking, motivation, quality of object relations). Psychotherapist- patient relations. Anonymity and neutrality. Contract. Frame. Its significance on the process of psychotherapy. Prevailing environment, interpretations and development of the personality.
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Evaluation of patient's mental functionality and selection of the type of treatment. Goals of the therapy and life. Indications of a long-term psychotherapy. Prognostic factor (the power of Ego, psychological thinking, motivation, quality of object relations). Psychotherapist- patient relations. Anonymity and neutrality. Contract. Frame. Its significance on the process of psychotherapy. Prevailing environment, interpretations and development of the personality.
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Evaluation of patient's mental functionality and selection of the type of treatment. Goals of the therapy and life. Indications of a long-term psychotherapy. Prognostic factor (the power of Ego, psychological thinking, motivation, quality of object relations). Psychotherapist- patient relations. Anonymity and neutrality. Contract. Frame. Its significance on the process of psychotherapy. Prevailing environment, interpretations and development of the personality.
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Evaluation of patient's mental functionality and selection of the type of treatment. Goals of the therapy and life. Indications of a long-term psychotherapy. Prognostic factor (the power of Ego, psychological thinking, motivation, quality of object relations). Psychotherapist- patient relations. Anonymity and neutrality. Contract. Frame. Its significance on the process of psychotherapy. Prevailing environment, interpretations and development of the personality.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
10.05
Number of Residency Seminars:
9
Length (weeks):
10
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Introduction to Psychoanalysis. Contemporary theory and practice/Anthony Bateman and Jeremy Holmes. 1995.
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Psychodynamic Psychiatry in clinical practice; the DSM-IY ed./G.O.Gabbard 1994.
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Selected papers of S.H.Foulkes/Psychoanalysis and Group Analysis/Ed.by E.Folkes.1990.
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Introduction to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy technique/Sarah Fels Usher.2nd ed..1994.
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The theory and practice of group psychotherapy/Irvin D.Yalom.1995
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Individuālā psihoterapija un psihodinamikas zinātne/Deivids Malans 1997.
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Contemporary Controversies in Psychoanalytic Theory, Techniques, and their Applications. Otto Kernberg. Yale University press, 2004.
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Glen O. Gabbard. Long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy : a basic text. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2004.
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Resolution of inner conflict: an introduction to psychoanalytic therapy / Frank Auld, Marvin Hyman, and Donald Rudzinski.—2nd ed. 2005 by the American Psychological Association.