Third Year Exam Topics- Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy

  1. The Proto Self
  2. The Core Self
  3. The Plastic Self
  4. The Neurobiological Model of the Self
  5. Levels of the Self and Psychological Axes
  6. Proto-Cognitions and Cognitive Schemas
  7. Basic Emotions and Primary Emotions
  8. Attachment Formation
  9. Attachment Styles
  10. Conditions of Worth
  11. Psychosomatic Mechanisms
  1. The Concept of Self-Esteem
  2. Types of Self-Esteem
  3. Self-Efficacy and Learned Helplessness
  4. Empathy
  5. Unconditional Regard
  6. The Therapeutic Alliance
  7. Building the Therapeutic Alliance and Alliance Ruptures
  8. Repairing Alliance Ruptures
  9. The Therapeutic Relationship
  10. The Therapeutic Context
  11. Categorical and Dimensional Diagnosis
  12. Projective Diagnosis (excluding TAT)
  1. Prenatal Brain Development
  2. Genome, Epigenome, and Brain Development
  3. Environmental Influences on Fetal Development
  4. The Fetal Experience
  5. Perinatal Development
  6. Birth
  7. The Newborn’s Experience
  8. Social Environment at Birth
  9. Contexts of Child Development
  10. Psychoanalytic Approaches to Child Development
  11. Behavioral Approaches to Child Development and Social Learning
  12. Cognitive Approaches to Child Development
  13. The Socio-Cultural Approach: Vygotsky’s Contribution to Child Development
  14. Child Brain Development
  15. Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
  16. Preschool Thinking: The Preoperational Stage
  17. Development of Emotional Expression
  18. Self-Esteem Evolution Throughout Development
  19. Piaget’s Model of Moral Development
  20. Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development
  21. Turiel’s Definition of Moral Domains
  22. Biological and Hormonal Changes Associated with Puberty
  23. Psychological Correlates of Hormonal Changes in Puberty
  24. Adolescent Physical Growth and Development
  25. Sexual Development in Adolescence
  26. Consequences of Teenage Pregnancy
  27. Identity Formation in Adolescence
  28. Friendships in Adolescence
  29. Adolescent Peer Groups
  30. Cognitive Development in Adolescence
  31. Emotional and Personality Development in Adolescence
  32. Effects of Maturation on Self-Esteem
  33. Adolescent Work and Employment
  34. Leaving Home – Running Away
  35. Religion and Adolescents
  36. Child Development Stages and Graphic
  37. Child Development Stages and Artistic Expression
  38. Interpersonal Development and Artistic Development
  39. Trauma and Its Effects on Child Development
  40. Art Therapy for Childhood Trauma
  41. General and Functional Analysis of Images
  42. Formal Image Analysis
  43. Symbolic Image Analysis
  44. The Family Drawing Technique
  45. Defense Mechanisms Against Anxiety in Family Drawings
  46. Valuation and Devaluation of Characters in Family Drawings
  47. Connections and Identifications in Family Drawings
  48. Fairy Tales and Their Use in Psychotherapy
  49. Hypnotic Induction Techniques for Children and Adolescents
  50. Foundations of Cognitive Therapy for Children and Adolescents
  51. Application of Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques to Children and Adolescents
  52. Cognitive Learning and Control
  53. Psychotherapy for School Phobia
  54. Psychotherapy for Simple Phobias
  55. Psychotherapy for Panic Attacks
  56. Psychotherapy for Pathological Gambling
  57. Psychotherapy for Stuttering
  58. Psychotherapy for Nail Biting (Onychophagia)
  59. Psychotherapy for Tics
  60. Systemic Thinking
  61. Milan Systemic Therapy
  62. Solution-Focused Therapy
  63. Collaborative Therapy
  64. Narrative Therapy
  65. Structural Family Therapy
  66. Strategic Family Therapy
  67. The Double Bind Theory
  68. Questioning in Family Therapy
  69. Therapy for Special Family Structures
  70. Clinical Assessment of Children and Adolescents
  71. Observation as an Assessment Techniques for Children and Adolescents
  72. Clinical Interview for Children and Adolescents
  73. Self-Assessment Scales for Children and Adolescents
  74. Parent and Teacher Questionnaires
  75. The Use of Drawings in Child and Adolescent Evaluation
  76. Projective Tests in Child and Adolescent Evaluation
  77. Personal Predisposing Factors for Child and Adolescent Problems