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Vignette's Psychodynamic Theory

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The social worker might assist this client based on psychodynamic theory by helping the client evaluate their personal emotions and their unconscious and conscious behaviors. Using this type of perspective the social worker can help the client see how they are coping with their emotions for example for Anthony using rationalization as his defense mechanism, though he may be choosing this defense mechanism unconsciously. Furthermore, using this perspective, the social worker can also go over early life experiences with the client to further understand the problems he/she is facing presently. Because the social worker in the case vignette has multiple responsibilities one of them being include counseling to help the client be an effective part
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