Sample of Techniques of psychotherapy
Amplification of Affect
Amplification of Affect
A technique for amplifying and increasing emotional expression.
Cataloguing Defenses
Amplification of Affect
The therapist identifies the main defenses that the patient uses to manage painful emotions and reduce anxiety.
Cognitive Rehearsal
The patient is asked to imaging a situation that produces anxiety or self-defeating behavior and practices positive self-talk.
Educating about Defense
Educating about Defense
The patient is given an explanation of how their defenses are being utilized as adaptive strategies, even though they may have lost their adaptive value.
Empty Chair Dialogue
Educating about Defense
Empty Chair Dialogue
The patient is asked to image that another conflicted part is sitting in a chair and then the therapists facilitates dialogue among the parts.
Thought Stopping
Educating about Defense
Empty Chair Dialogue
The therapist encourages the patient to say the word stop when they are noticing negative thoughts and often encouraged to substitute a more positive thought or belief.