San Diego State University Freud Psychoanalytic Theory Application Essay

Assessment Description

Read the “Case Study Analysis” document and select one of the six case studies.

Write a 1,000-1,500-word analysis of the case study using Freud’s psychoanalytic theory approach. Include the following in your analysis:

What will be the goals of counseling and what intervention strategies are used to accomplish those goals?

Describe the process of treatment using this theory. This should include a description of the length of treatment, the role of the counselor, and the experience of the client as they work from beginning to termination of therapy.

• How does this theory address the social and cultural needs of the client? (Cite specific research findings)
• Describe valuable insights of coming to understand the client’s unconscious world as the counseling process continues.
• How can a counselor implement Freudian processes in counseling without undue risk to the client or the counseling relationship?
• Include at least six scholarly references beyond the textbook in your analysis.
• Each response to the assignment prompts should be addressed under a separate heading in your paper. Refer to “Headings” in Class Resources for help in formatting the headings.