The therapist attempts to piece association into a coherent interpretation. The resistance provides an opportunity for the therapist to direct insight. A good therapist uses the transference to facilitate insight. The analyst uses free association, resistance, and transference to achieve insight through interpretation. The key is timing .
Traditional analysis is a long and expensive process.
The therapist attempts to replace maladaptive self blame with adaptive constructive ways of thinking. Beck s cognitive therapy for depression. Research shows that cognitive therapy is very effective in relieving depression in those with maladaptive thinking patterns. Principles from learning from psych labs are the basis of behavior therapies. The association of a neutral stimulus to an automatic response.