chapter 7 - The therapist - transference and transparency

Question 1

what is transference

Answer 1

attitude toward the therapist from the client that is transferred from earlier attitudes towards others in the client’s life.

Question 2

what is a false connection

Answer 2

transference that features impulsive projections from past relationship formations.

Question 3

what tranference goes to the therapist

Answer 3

vertical transferenc

Question 4

what kind of transference is there between group members

Answer 4

horizontal transferecne

Question 5

what are the 3 goals of a client

Answer 5

1- make a new view of the self. 2- make for a different relationship experience with the therapits and use that as a model for other relationships. 3- use the new understanding of the self to live more adaptively.

Question 6

what cures a client

Answer 6

the relationship between the client and the therapist.

Question 7

what is one personl psychology

Answer 7

focus on the pathology of the client

Question 8

what is 2 person psychology

Answer 8

focus on impact and shared responsibitly of the relationship.

Question 9

how should we interpret transference to be used as a tool in therapy

Answer 9

with empathy

Question 10

what does a focus on transference as a major goal of therapy cause for the therapist to beome

Answer 10

makes the group leader-centric and obscures other therapeutic factors (don’t focus on just transference)

Question 11

what is jut as important as transference

Answer 11

interpersonal learning

Question 12

what 2 transferences should be the focus

Answer 12

the transferene from the group to the therapist and transference between members.

Question 13

more central focus on the therapists causes what 2 things to happen to the group

Answer 13

1- becomes more regressive and 2- more dependent.

Question 14

are relationships entirely made up of transferenc

Answer 14

no. we must not conclude that all relationship is a result of transference.

Question 15

what are the relatiosnhip between the client and the therapist mostly based on if not transfrence

Answer 15

reality

Question 16

where do earlier arrivals sit in relation to the therapist

Answer 16

furhter from the tehrapist.

Question 17

where dose a paranoid client sit in relation to the therapist

Answer 17

directly across from them so they can watch htem.

Question 18

where does a depedent client in relation to the therapist

Answer 18

close to the therapist, often ot their right.

Question 19

why would co-facilitators not sit next to each othr

Answer 19

so they can see one another’s reactions and nonverbal comunications.

Question 20

are members able to accurately state how many words a therapist might say in a session

Answer 20

no. this is due to distortion of the relationship they have with the therapist.

Question 21

how does the therapist create group cohesiveness

Answer 21

through treating everyone as an equal.

Question 22

what is often an unwritten destroyer of equality of the group members

Answer 22

how much each pays for the sessions (especially when sliding scales are present as this demonstartes different denotations of power).

Question 23

what are teh 2 basic wishes of the members held towards the therapist

Answer 23

that he be human, yet super human.

Question 24

why would a client see a therapist as more than human

Answer 24

to alleviate existential anxiety

Question 25

how do we resolve transfenrece x2

Answer 25

1- consensual validation. 2- increased therapist transparency

Question 26

what is consensual validation

Answer 26

it is when the therapist invites a member to describe the relationship they are experiencing with the therapist in group. others can eithe affirm (making the relationship based on reality) or disaffirm (the relationship is unrealistiic).

Question 27

how does consensual validation destroy transference

Answer 27

allows for a person to be open and self reflective and sees that they are being unrealistic in terms of the relationship they have w/ the therapist.

Question 28

what are 2 issues with using consensual validation

Answer 28

1- group can turn on hte member 2- group leads toward majority/popular vote.

Question 29

how does transparency help stop transference

Answer 29

challenges the unrealistic relationship of the client-therapist. forced to see the therapist as a real person in the here and now. it shows the paralell proessing and impact as a person and a part of the group.

Question 30

how can crying affect relationships btween the client and the therapist? x2

Answer 30

strengthens the relationship 2- undermines weak relationships

Question 31

what would transparency affect in terms of the therapuetic facotrs x5

Answer 31

more trnasparency means mor epresence of the therapeutic factors and makes for increased role flexbility and ability to shape group norms, here and now activation/illumination

Question 32

what is the best way to use self-disclosure x3

Answer 32

1- authentic 2- gives warmth 3- not usd to control or direct the relationship.

Question 33

how can we prevent unprocessed countertransference reation s

Answer 33

by not disclosing just becauset he feeling is strong and powerful but letting ourselves cool and calm when sharing.

Question 34

what is 1 caution against using self-disclosure

Answer 34

group will demand that we do it more and yet demand that we remain a mysterious all powerful healer.

Question 35

what is the major goal of self-disclosure

Answer 35

teh need of hte client not our own.

Question 36

how should we respond to negative feedback

Answer 36

1- let it matter to us (if not it increases their sense of frusration/impotence). 2- do not be defensive. 3- stay in the here and now - focus on the present. 4- get consensual validation and see how othrs feel about this. do not do this to pull power back to yourself. 5- check internal experience. if this is the raelity of the experience then we must confirm it or else we devalue reality testing in the group.

Question 37

what 2 words shoudl we never use in our responses

Answer 37

always and never as ghey are over generalizing.

Question 38

where are all disclosures to take place

Answer 38

in the here and now

Question 39

when are self-discloures most likely to take place

Answer 39

when therapeutic communication aomng members doesn't occur.

Question 40

what is a boundary crossing

Answer 40

therapy actions that humanize the therapist and done so help the client

Question 41

what is a boundary violtion

Answer 41

trangression drvien by the therapist that damages the client.

Question 42

what kind of disclosures work best x 2

Answer 42

1- positive amibtions (personal and professional goals) 2- personal emotions

Question 43

what kind of disclosure wok the worst

Answer 43

negative feelings towards the group or members. never be hostile with the group.

Question 44

what does freedom need to be constructive

Answer 44

responsibility