Freudian psychoanalysis refers to a specific type of treatment in which the "analysand" (analytic patient) verbalizes [[thoughts]], including free associations, fantasies, and [[dreams]], from which the analyst formulates the [[unconscious]] conflicts causing the patient's symptoms and [[character]] problems, and interprets them for the patient to create [[insight]] for resolution of the problems. | Freudian psychoanalysis refers to a specific type of treatment in which the "analysand" (analytic patient) verbalizes [[thoughts]], including free associations, fantasies, and [[dreams]], from which the analyst formulates the [[unconscious]] conflicts causing the patient's symptoms and [[character]] problems, and interprets them for the patient to create [[insight]] for resolution of the problems. |