Psychoanalysis
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| - | '''Psychoanalysis''' is a family of psychological [[theories]] and methods based on the work of [[Sigmund Freud]]. As a technique of [[psychotherapy]], psychoanalysis seeks to discover [[connection]]s among the [[Unconscious mind|unconscious]] components of patients' mental processes. The analyst's goal is to help liberate the patient from unexamined or unconscious barriers of [[transference]] and [[resistance]], that is, past patterns of relating that are no longer serviceable or that inhibit freedom. | + | '''Psychoanalysis''' is a family of psychological [[theories]] and methods based on the work of [[Sigmund Freud]]. As a technique of [[psychotherapy]], psychoanalysis seeks to discover [[connection]]s among the [[Unconscious mind|unconscious]] components of patients' mental processes. The analyst's goal is to help liberate the patient from unexamined or unconscious barriers of [[transference]] and [[Psychological resistance|resistance]], that is, past patterns of relating that are no longer serviceable or that inhibit freedom. |
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Psychoanalysis is a family of psychological theories and methods based on the work of Sigmund Freud. As a technique of psychotherapy, psychoanalysis seeks to discover connections among the unconscious components of patients' mental processes. The analyst's goal is to help liberate the patient from unexamined or unconscious barriers of transference and resistance, that is, past patterns of relating that are no longer serviceable or that inhibit freedom.
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