PSY-746 Psychoanalytic Theory/Therapy

1. Be conversant with the development and main features of these psychoanalytic theories. (A: Classical; B: Object Relations; C: Self Psychology; and D: Relational Theories. Know the significance of each major psychoanalytic theory and how each theory has contributed to our understanding of personality and/or therapy. 
2. Be able to employ in discussion and apply to clinical material the major terms in psychoanalytic psychotherapy: id, ego, superego, the unconscious, defense mechanisms (as a general concept and specific forms) object, object relations, transitional object, false self, mirroring, narcissism, transference, countertransference, and the “analytic third.”