Exploration of a problem by patient and therapist until a satisfactory solution has been found or until a symptom has been traced to its unconscious sources. This process aims at transforming intellectual understanding into emotional knowledge, resolving unconscious conflicts and thus leading to an increase in adaptive functioning and a decrease in symptoms.
Confronting and dealing with a problem situation until satisfactory adjustments are achieved and firmly established.
The combined efforts of a patient and mental health practitioner to understand the basis of behaviors, feelings, symptoms, or thoughts.