Freudian psychoanalysis
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Freudian psychoanalysis is a theory and method of therapy developed by Sigmund Freud that explains human behavior and mental disorders through unconscious conflicts, childhood experiences, and the dynamics of drives and defenses.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Psychoanalysis | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
depth psychology approach
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psychological theory ⓘ psychotherapy method ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
make the unconscious conscious
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relieve psychological suffering ⓘ |
| basedOnConcept |
Oedipus complex
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countertransference ⓘ death drive ⓘ dream interpretation ⓘ ego ⓘ free association ⓘ id ⓘ life drives ⓘ pleasure principle ⓘ psychosexual development ⓘ reality principle ⓘ repetition compulsion ⓘ repression ⓘ superego ⓘ transference ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
lack of empirical testability
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overemphasis on sexuality ⓘ |
| developedBy | Sigmund Freud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
early childhood experiences
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family relationships ⓘ sexuality in psychological development ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
childhood experiences
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defense mechanisms ⓘ psychic drives ⓘ unconscious conflicts ⓘ unconscious mind ⓘ |
| influenced |
clinical psychology
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cultural studies ⓘ literary theory ⓘ psychiatry ⓘ psychoanalytic movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Jean-Martin Charcot
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Josef Breuer NERFINISHED ⓘ hypnosis ⓘ neurology ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
Vienna
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| typicallyInvolves |
long-term treatment
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multiple weekly sessions ⓘ patient lying on a couch ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
analysis of transference
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dream analysis ⓘ free association ⓘ interpretation of resistance ⓘ |
| viewsNeurosisAs | result of unresolved unconscious conflict ⓘ |
| viewsSymptomAs | compromise formation ⓘ |
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Psychoanalysis