Psychoanalytic Case Formulation (2025)

To cope, she uses intellectualization (over-explaining her problems to avoid feeling them) or projection (thinking her boss is angry with her when she is actually angry with herself). The Turning Point: The Formulation (The Map)

She reveals a childhood with a mother who was highly competitive and critical. Sarah learned that "shining" too brightly was dangerous. Psychoanalytic Case Formulation

She begins to see herself as the "author" of her life rather than a victim of her symptoms. Psychoanalytic Case Formulation

The "formulation" is the moment the therapist connects these dots into a . Psychoanalytic Case Formulation