Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis is the theory and practice initiated by Sigmund Freud -- founded on the discovery of the unconscious.
Freud distinguishes between psychoanalysis as
- a method for investigating unconscious mental processes,
- a method for treating neurotic disorders, and
- a set of theories about the mental processes revealed by the psychoanalytic method of investigation and treatment.[1]
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Notes
- ↑ Freud, Sigmund. "Two Encyclopaedia Articles." 1923. SE XVIII. p.235