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[[Psychoanalysis]] is the [[theory]] and [[practice]] initiated by [[Sigmund Freud]] (1856-1936) 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.<ref>Freud. 1923a. Standard Edition. XVIII. p.235</ref>
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