Aion Institute

Course Description

This class includes two two-hour sessions representing an overview of foundational types of talk therapy, including cognitive-behavioral models, contextual models (such as feminist, cross cultural, and Marxist psychotherapy), humanistic and existential models, attachment and trauma models, and psychodynamic perspectives including psychoanalytic and Jungian traditions in context.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the psychological structure and defensive profile associated with each of the four quadrants—Sensitive (schizoid), Imperial (narcissistic), Radiant (histrionic), and Penitent (depressive).
• Explain the concept of phasic transition between quadrants and identify developmental, relational, or symbolic conditions that may facilitate or obstruct such transitions.
• Apply clinical implications of the transitional themes among these four personality styles and identify potential leverage points for therapeutic transformation

The Aion Institute is approved by the California Psychological Association to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. The Aion Institute (AIO279) maintains responsibility for this program and its content.