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# a set of theories about the mental processes revealed by the psychoanalytic method of investigation and treatment.<ref>{{F}} "Two Encyclopaedia Articles." 1923. SE XVIII. p.235</ref>
  
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Revision as of 17:38, 30 July 2006

Psychoanalysis is the theory and practice initiated by Sigmund Freud -- founded on the discovery of the unconscious.


Freud distinguishes between psychoanalysis as

  1. a method for investigating unconscious mental processes,
  2. a method for treating neurotic disorders, and
  3. a set of theories about the mental processes revealed by the psychoanalytic method of investigation and treatment.[1]


See Also


References

  1. Freud, Sigmund. "Two Encyclopaedia Articles." 1923. SE XVIII. p.235