PSYCH 058: Psychoanalytic Theories and Treatment
This chapter explores the foundations and evolution of psychoanalytic theory, focusing on how unconscious processes shape thought, emotion, and behaviour. Originating in the work of Freud and developed across multiple schools in North America and Great Britain, psychoanalysis offers a framework for understanding the inner world of the mind.
At its core is the concept of the unconscious - mental processes that operate outside awareness but exert powerful influence. Conflicts between desires, defences, and internalised relationships give rise to symptoms, patterns of behaviour, and emotional…
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