psychoanalytic therapy
Unconscious mind exploration
Psychoanalytic therapy is a form of psychological treatment based on Freud's theories, emphasizing unconscious processes, early childhood experiences, and the therapeutic relationship.
Sessions typically involve exploring dreams, free association, and patterns in relationships to uncover hidden conflicts: She's been in psychoanalytic therapy for years.
Distinguished from briefer talk therapies by its depth and duration.
- Freudian slipUnconsciously revealing misstatement
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- repressed memoriesUnconsciously blocked past experiences
- neurosisFunctional mental disorder
- free associationUnfiltered verbal thought flow
Sigmund Freud · Carl Jung · libido · penis envy · repression · Melanie Klein · id · defense mechanisms · countertransference · superego · interpretation · ego · anxiety · attachment theory · internal conflict · catharsis · psychosexual stages · childhood memories
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Psychotherapy targeting observable actions
behavior modification · cognitive-behavioral therapy · CBT · exposure therapy · behaviorism
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Treatment using pharmaceutical agents
psychopharmacology · medication management · electroconvulsive therapy · ECT · neurofeedback
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