Essay Archive - Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis is a system of psychology originated by the Viennese physician
Sigmund FREUD in the 1890's and then further developed by himself, his students,
and other followers. It consists of three kinds of related activities: (1) a
method for research into the human mind, especially inner experiences such as
thoughts, feelings, emotions, fantasies, and dreams; (2) a systematic
accumulation of a body of knowledge about the mind; and (3) a method for the
treatment of psychological or emotional disorders.
Psychoanalysis began with the di....
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