Analysis Of Psychotherapy In Crime And Punishment

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Psychotherapy in Crime and Punishment Qudsia Monique Ahmad Psychology: Special Topics Dr. Mary Jacobsen 27 April 2014 Summary The following essay explains the viewpoint of both psychoanalytic and cognitive therapy. It goes in depth about their beliefs and forms of therapy. The essay discusses how to deal with patients who deal with narcissistic personality disorder. The end of the essay relates these theories to Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It focuses on the main character’s narcissism and the bases of it. Psychotherapy in Crime and Punishment Introduction In this essay the main character from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevski, Rodion Raskolnikov, is broken apart to show how Psychoanalysis and Cognitive therapy deal with narcissistic clients. Cognitive therapy focuses on how the client categorizes experiences in his/her head leading them to have a unique set of ideals relating to the world.. This type of thinking will allows us to better understand why Raskolnikov, the main character of Crime and Punishment, views the people around him to be inferior in intellect. Psychoanalysis therapy’s main goal is to insure that patients become aware of themselves and their surroundings by digging deep into their unconscious mind. Both therapies work on making the client change their way of thinking by showing them how to think differently. These two therapies will be used to find a way to understand why Raskolnikov acts in impulsive ways causing others around him trouble. Psychoanalytic Therapy Sigmund Freud known to be the father of Psychoanalysis , contributed a large deal of this research on the construct of the unconscious mind. Freud valued the effect that the id, ego and superego had on a pe... ... middle of paper ... ...we must understand that these patients involve a long process that allows them to change their belief system. Cognitive therapy uses looking at the clients thought processes to get closer look at their abnormal ideals and works on finding a better way to thinking about life. The psychoanalytic therapy looks at how a person's childhood events affects their adult life. These therapist work on getting rid of this ideas and help them find comfort in them. Works Referenced Dostoyevsky, F., & Garnett, C. (2001). Crime and punishment. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications. Sharf, R. S. (2012). Chapter 2 and Chapter 10. Theories of psychotherapy and counseling: concepts and cases (5th ed., ). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole. Mone, L. C. (1983). The Blancks' and Kohut's views of narcissism: Comparative analysis. Clinical Social Work Journal, 11(2), 107-125.

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