Course Title: Psychodynamic Therapies Credit Units: 3 L T P/S SW/ TOTAL

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Course Level:PG Course Code: PSYC 776 UNITS
2 1 0 0 3

Course Objectives: This course gives students a comprehensive idea of psychotherapies, starting from psychoanalysis and proceeding towards psychoanalytic
psychotherapy and other psychotherapies.

Pre-requisites: NIL

Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module I Introduction to Psychotherapies 20%
 Goal and Scope of Psychotherapy, Types of Psychotherapies; Psychotherapy vs Counselling

Module II Theoretical Background 20%

 Freudian techniques: Free Association, Resistance, Transference. Catharsis, Hypnosis, Indications and
Contraindications, Limitation

Module III Psychodynamic Psychotherapy-I 20%

 Introduction of the concept, Expressive Psychotherapy: Goals Techniques Indication and Contraindication and
Limitation

Module IV Psychodynamic Psychotherapy-II 20%

 Supportive Psychotherapy: Goals Techniques Indication and Contraindication and Limitation

 Module V Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 20%

 Introduction, Difference with Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Types, Techniques

Student Learning Outcomes:

- Identify various forms of psychodynamic psychotherapies that could be administered to patients suffering from different types of mental disorders.
- Recognize the need and techniques of psychodynamic psychotherapy
- Demonstrate understanding of theoretical, principles and types of psychodynamic psychotherapies

Pedagogy for Course Delivery: Lecture, Presentation, audio-visual aids

Assessment/ Examination Scheme:

Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) End Term Examination

100% 70 Marks

Theory Assessment (L&T):

Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term
Examination
Components (Drop Class Test Assignment Presentation Attendance EE
down)

Weightage (%) 10 10 5 5 70

Text Reading:
 Stein.Samuel M., Stein Jennifer. (2000). Psychotherapy in Practice: A life in the mind, Butterworth Heinmann, Oxford.
 Veeraraghavan, V. (1980). Text book of psychotherapy, Sterling Publisher, New Delhi