Psychoanalysis was created by Sigmund Freud. The work on this theory spanned over the course of his lifetime, as he revised his work frequently. Psychoanalysis refers to the definition of personality organization and the dynamics of personality development that underlie and guide the psychoanalytic theory. He believed that humans are motivated by unconscious and conscious conflicts. He created three identities: the id, ego, and superego to describe the psyche.
Freud's focus to the study of the mind related to psychological attributes that were composed on the mind and how it works as well as events that happened in his life. He used treatment related to free association and the phenomena of transference. His study emphasized the recognition of childhood events that could potentially influence the mental functioning of adults. His examination of the genetic attributes as well as the developmental aspects gave the psychoanalytic theory its characteristics.
Techniques associated with Psychoanalysis:
Free Association: patients speak for themselves, rather than repeating the ideas of the analyst; they work through their own material
Interpretation: Freud insisted that no interpretation was made until the client was ready to discover the connections by him or her self.
Analysis of the resistance: the psychoanalyst must be conscious about their clients resistance, this could lead to important information regarding the client's well-being.
Dream Analysis: Freud believed that dreams are symbolic wish fulfillments. The content of the dream is called manifest content, followed by latent material, disguised by dream work because the content is seen as unacceptable to the conscious mind.
Analysis of the Transference: The redirection of feelings and desires and especially of those unconsciously retained from childhood toward a new object. This process can be long because transference can continually pop up again and again, so working though this process can be tedious.
Video: Delays in Psychoanalytic stages
The therapist asks the patient multiple questions to help the patient to open up and explain what the patient is feeling. He is revealing everything that comes to his mind, and the counselor is opening new doors for the patient to get more insight towards his conflicts to reveal if there is any underlying information he might not realize. The patient seems somewhat resistant at times, but overall I think he is given insight to help him resolve and uncover these unconscious conflicts.
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