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Psychoanalysis, developed by Sigmund Freud, is a psychodynamic therapy that aims to treat psychological disorders by uncovering repressed thoughts and unconscious conflicts through techniques like free association and dream analysis. Key concepts include transference, where clients project feelings from past relationships onto the therapist, and resistance, which indicates the client is close to confronting difficult emotions. The therapy is considered holistic and has influenced modern psychological practices, supported by Freud's case studies.

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Psychoanalysis, developed by Sigmund Freud, is a psychodynamic therapy that aims to treat psychological disorders by uncovering repressed thoughts and unconscious conflicts through techniques like free association and dream analysis. Key concepts include transference, where clients project feelings from past relationships onto the therapist, and resistance, which indicates the client is close to confronting difficult emotions. The therapy is considered holistic and has influenced modern psychological practices, supported by Freud's case studies.

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Psychoanalysis (Sigmund Freud)

A non-directive psychodynamic therapy based on Freud's theory of the unconscious,


used to treat a range of psychological disorders, especially those rooted in early
childhood.
It works by helping the client uncover repressed thoughts and unresolved
unconscious conflicts through techniques, such as a free association, dream
analysis, transference and resistance, aiming to bring unconscious material into
conscious awareness for resolution and emotional healing.
Free association
A technique where the client says whatever comes to mind, without censorship.
J Aim: to access information from the unconscious mind by weakening ego defense
mechanism, which typically censor the unconscious mind
Therapist's role: to interpret hidden meanings behind
the client's thoughts and patterns
Dream analysis
Dreams reflect unconscious desires, conflicts, and repressed material.
Manifest content
The dream we experienced
Latent content
The hidden psychological meaning
Dreamwork is the process of altering and disguising the actual wish or desire (the
latent content) into the dream we experience (the manifest content). Transference &
Counter-transference
• Transference
The client unconsciously redirects feelings from early significant relationships
onto the therapist. It can involve the transfer of positive feelings, hostile
feelings, romantic feelings to dependence on the therapist as if they were a
parent.
J Helps reveal unresolved conflicts
j E.g. Client sees therapist as a critical father figure
• Counter-transference
The therapist's emotional response to the client's
transference.
Resistance
Unconscious defense mechanisms that block access to repressed material.
Forms: missing sessions, changing the topic,
dismissing insights, being silent
Significance: indicates that the client is close to uncovering emotionally
threatening material Evaluation of Psychoanalysis
— strengths
1. More holistic than behavioral therapiesIt takes into account multiple
factors contributing to mental health issues, such as unconscious conflicts,
childhood experiences, and internal conflicts. Unlike SD which focuses only on
learned behaviors, psychoanalysis considers the full complexity of the human
psyche. This makes it a more comprehensive therapeutic approach that they shoot
individuals with complex deed issues.
2. Object relations school of thoughtPsychoanalysis led to the emergence
of the object relation schools of thought. These later therapies often adapted
Freud's theories into more modern applicable forms. Thisdemonstrated
psychoanalysis's long-term value.
3. Supported by Freud's real patients
Freud developed his theories using case studies of his patients, such as the famous
case of
"Anna O.", whose symptoms of hysteria were analyzed through her dream
interpretation and free association. This gave him rich qualitative data that
captured the complexity of human experience.

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