Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis is the theory and practice initiated by Sigmund Freud -- founded on the discovery of the unconscious.

Freud distinguishes between psychoanalysis as

1. a method for investigating unconscious mental processes,
2. a method for treating neurotic disorders, and
3. a set of theories about the mental processes revealed by the psychoanalytic method of investigation and treatment.

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