BIDMC is experimenting with providing patients with their therapist’s notes. For patients for whom this would be helpful, why doesn’t the therapist discuss their thoughts with them during sessions? Dr. Clinton agrees that communication is better. William Sharp 🇺🇦 #psych4666

Psychodynamic therapy has been bashed. In response, Shedler bashes CBT. All that matters is that the patient feels understood and helped. Why can’t we all get along?!? William Sharp 🇺🇦 #psyc4666

By slapping the term “evidence-based” onto certain methods of therapy (without actual evidence, I might add) and deeming them superior, we fail to recognize the value in our variety of approaches. Therapy isn’t one-size-fits-all. William Sharp 🇺🇦 #psyc4666

Loved reading Richard Friedman, a psychiatrist and psychopharmacologist, discuss the importance of psychotherapy. There are so many ways to help a person. It’s refreshing to see a member of one discipline advocate for other approaches. William Sharp 🇺🇦 #psyc4666

Freud’s pleasure principle is mentioned in a reading, reminding me of something I read for another class about utilitarianism. Seeking pleasure and avoiding pain is important in both. Researched to confirm it - Freud was influenced by utilitarianism. Connections! William Sharp 🇺🇦

In his dissertation, William Sharp 🇺🇦 discusses a borderline patient’s struggles with structure changes beyond her control. I worked with a borderline patient who got very upset when told to move to a new unit. I never understood her reaction until reading about Ms. Kay #psyc4666

“Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened by responsibility” -Freud. Relates to existentialism - freedom of responsibility is 1 of Yalom’s 4 givens of existence, which cause existential anxiety William Sharp 🇺🇦

A quote that stood out to me from William Sharp 🇺🇦 ‘s book, Talking Helps: “Even when it is painful, we choose repetition and the familiar.” Patients who are accustomed to abuse may try to prompt their counselors to treat them poorly, even if it hurts. #psyc4666

Reading an interesting article about Somatic Experiencing for William Sharp 🇺🇦 ‘s class. It is typically utilized with patients who have been traumatized, so I’m wondering about how/if it can be used with patients experiencing PTSD. Would it help or hurt? #psyc4666

“If you were in the major leagues batting over .300, you would be earning millions” William Sharp 🇺🇦 explains that parents only need to get it right 30% of the time; getting it wrong helps the infant learn to tolerate frustration. Parenting just got a little less scary! #psyc4666

Chapter 9 of William Sharp 🇺🇦 ‘s “Talking Helps” again brings up the concept that fears and wishes coexist in the mind, using the example of love and hate. I suppose this is why siblings have the ability to bother each other more than anyone else can! #psyc4666