Psychoanalysis

Question 1

How is psychoanalysis alike to CBT? (Psychoanalysis depression)

Answer 1

Both a talking cure

Question 2

What is the main objective? (Psychoanalysis depression)

Answer 2

to reveal the unconscious mind

Question 3

What is dream analysis? (Psychoanalysis depression)

Answer 3

The client records dreams and the psychologist takes the latent meaning and develops it into the manifest meaning

Question 4

What is free association? (Psychoanalysis depression)

Answer 4

The client is encouraged to let their thoughts wander. Patterns will emerge that the psychologist must pick up on. One example of this is word association

Question 5

What is an issue with trying to reveal the underlying meaning? (Psychoanalysis depression)

Answer 5

Defence mechanisms may come into play, the client may change topic to hide a memory

Question 6

What did a report by ‘American psychologist’ state? (Psychoanalysis)

Answer 6

Psychodynamic therapies are as effective as any other, but last longer