Question

Joe has been undergoing psychoanalysis for several months. over the past few weeks, he has become unwilling to talk about his relationship with his father and becomes uncomfortable when thoughts of him enter his mind during therapy. what process would the therapist say is occurring?

Answer 1

Joe would be going through the resistance process in therapy. In psychotherapy, people tend to find themselves resistant to something because it provokes certain anxiety or other strong emotions. The therapist must evaluate this behavior and find a way to break through to the patient and have them discuss the issues.