In response to posts about the "Psychodynamic" way of viewing things, a couple of folks said sounds good too bad people aren't aware of what it is.
@JonathanShedler does a phenomenal job of discussing this (feel free to share add'l resources) in his instantly classic paper The Efficacy of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.
The essense is that growing awareness of less obvious factors from past and present, in relationship with others and oneself, are important for putting together a clear sense of what's happening and how one came to be where there are. Through awareness of and "working through" these factors, we not only become more aware, but also have greater choice and authenticity in who we are, and greater satisfaction. Models which apply this to systems are referred to as "group psychodynamic" or "large group" thinking, often (google Tavistock and AK Rice for more on that).
Here are the main principles - rooted in reflective awareness and open dialogue - below with the link to the full text.
7 Building Blocks of Psychodynamic Therapy
1. Focus on affect and expression of emotion.
2. Exploration of attempts to avoid distressing thoughts and feelings.
3. Identification of recurring themes and patterns
4. Discussion of past experience (developmental focus).
5. Focus on interpersonal relations.
6. Focus on the therapy relationship.
7. Exploration of fantasy life.
full paper -->
apa.org/pubs/journals/releas…
blog I wrote about it -->
psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
#psychodynamic #psychoanalytic #groupprocess