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Under the broad umbrella of psychoanalysis there are at least 22 different theoretical orientations regarding the underlying theory of understanding of human mentation and human development. The various approaches in treatment called "psychoanalytic" vary as much as the different theories do. In addition, the term refers to a method of studying [[child development]].
Under the broad umbrella of psychoanalysis there are at least 22 different theoretical orientations regarding the underlying theory of understanding of human mentation and human development. The various approaches in treatment called "psychoanalytic" vary as much as the different theories do. In addition, the term refers to a method of studying [[child development]].
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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.