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Chapter 6.Techniques of Treatment

Moment-to-Moment Interventions and Mechanisms of Change
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9781615371006.fy06

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Techniques of TFP | Characteristics of Skillful Interpretation | Further Elements in the Process of Interpretation | Active Role of the Therapist | Techniques Not Used in TFP | Commentary on Videos that Illustrate Techniques

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The techniques of transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP) are the moment-to-moment interventions the therapist addresses to the -patient in the therapy session. In this chapter, we describe in detail the four basic techniques used in TFP: interpretation, transference analysis, technical neutrality, and countertransference. We discuss the techniques individually, but the reader must remember that there is a constant interplay of the techniques and their relation to the treatment frame in the therapist’s mind.

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