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Psychodynamic ( back to treatment models menu)
Most psychodynamic approaches are centered on the idea that some maladaptive functioning is in play and that this maladaption is, at least in part, subconscious. The presumed maladaption develops early in life, and it is posited that in later years the client will begin to feel some dissonance in his/her day-to-day life as a function of this paradigm. The psychodynamic therapist intervenes to treat the discomfort associated with the poorly formed function, which helps the client acknowledge the existence of the maladaption. The therapist and client then work together to develop strategies for change.
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