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Processing anger (Session 1)
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brief psychotherapy.
- Psychodynamic psychotherapy.
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder--Treatment.
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- Anger.
- Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic.
- Psychotherapy, Brief.
- Obsessive Behavior.
- Medical Subjects:
- Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic.
- Psychotherapy, Brief.
- Obsessive Behavior.
- Anger.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction films
- Educational films
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (50 min., 48 sec.))
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. American Psychological Association [2025]
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Patricia Coughlin, PhD, leads a session of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP) with an adult female client presenting with obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors regarding safety (e.g., turning off the stove). The client's obsessive thoughts include frequent fear of "doing the wrong thing" or "hurting others." The client explores past experiences in which she has felt anger, including bullying and relationship infidelity. Next, Dr. Patricia Coughlin helps the client explore how her core feeling of anger is often displaced toward these obsessive thoughts due to the shame and guilt she feels about expressing anger. Dr. Patricia Coughlin then points out the client's tendency to displace her anger away from those she cares about, instead acting in ways that emotionally harm herself and others. Finally, Dr. Patricia Coughlin and the client summarize the insight that has been gained in the session.
- Notes:
- Recording date: 2024-12-04
- Vendor provided data
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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