Reference no: EM132625604
Heidi, a 72-year-old woman, reports that her habit of worrying has gotten worse in recent years. She was a banking executive for years and retired at 68. Her parents fled Austria during World War 2, settling in the United States after living for some years in South America. She describes her parents as proud people who worked hard to make a good life for her. Although they were ethnically Jewish, she says they were not very religious. She was born right before they fled, and thus her early years were turbulent, as her parents were focused on rebuilding their lives and mourning the loss of their parents in the camps; she does not have any siblings. She says that she was closest to her father, who was a quiet but warm person who encouraged her professionally. Her mother was stern and strict, focusing on her schoolwork and chores. Heidi still feels that her mother was disappointed that she did not do enough with her life. Heidi never got married or had a family but has several close friends whom she now considers family.
How would you work with Heidi using psychoanalytic frame? Please answer the following questions:
-How much interest would you have in Heidi's early childhood? What are some ways you'd help him see patterns between his childhood issues and his current problems?
-Consider the transference relationship that is likely to be established between you and Heidi. How might you react to her making you into a significant person in her life?
-In working with Heidi, what countertransference issues might arise for you?
-What resistances and defenses might you predict in your work with Heidi? From a psychoanalytic perspective, how would you interpret and work with this resistance?
-Come up with your own treatment plan using psychoanalytic frame.