Changes

'''Psychoanalysis''' is a form of [[psychotherapy]] based largely on [[Sigmund Freud]]'s work with [[psychodynamics]]. The main goal of therapist in psychoanalysis is to help the patient come to terms with issues locked in the sub-conscious mind. <ref>"The basic premise of psychoanalysis is that most psychological symptoms are the result of our unconsciously avoiding many of the unpleasant truths about ourselves. Through a detailed “psycho” analysis (i.e., analysis of our thought process and mental images) we come to learn just how we manage to deceive ourselves. The idea behind this treatment philosophy is that persons who have come to understand their own deceptions can then manage to avoid being controlled by them." [http://www.guidetopsychology.com/psypsy.htm Guide to Psychology] </ref>

'''Psychoanalysis''' is a form of [[psychotherapy]] based largely on [[Sigmund Freud]]'s work with [[psychodynamics]]. The main goal of therapist in psychoanalysis is to help the patient come to terms with issues locked in the sub-conscious mind.<ref>"The basic premise of psychoanalysis is that most psychological symptoms are the result of our unconsciously avoiding many of the unpleasant truths about ourselves. Through a detailed “psycho” analysis (i.e., analysis of our thought process and mental images) we come to learn just how we manage to deceive ourselves. The idea behind this treatment philosophy is that persons who have come to understand their own deceptions can then manage to avoid being controlled by them." [http://www.guidetopsychology.com/psypsy.htm Guide to Psychology]</ref>

Practitioners of [[psychoanalytic psychology]] believe that mental and behavioral disorders are due to repressed unconscious thoughts usually linked to key events during [[development]].  

Practitioners of [[psychoanalytic psychology]] believe that mental and behavioral disorders are due to repressed unconscious thoughts usually linked to key events during [[development]].  

The origins of the idea stems from Freud's work in the 1880s and his attempts to treat individuals diagnosed with [[neurotic]] or [[hysterical]] disorders. He came to believe that these disorders emerged because the patients were [[repression | repressing]] [[taboo]] [[sexual]] thoughts and desires.  

The origins of the idea stems from Freud's work in the 1880s and his attempts to treat individuals diagnosed with [[neurotic]] or [[hysterical]] disorders. He came to believe that these disorders emerged because the patients were [[repression|repressing]] [[taboo]] [[sexual]] thoughts and desires.  

Psychoanalysis is not simply a recasting of Freud's ideas. Many other practitioners developed the concept beyond just repressed sexuality. [[Carl Jung]] believed there was a range of traumatic events that could lead to repression and advocated for concepts like [[archetypes]] and [[synchronicity]]. Jung was also a proponent of [[dream interpretation]] as a mechanism for understanding the patients unconscious. He also believed in a [[collective unconscious]] that dreams could tap into.   

Psychoanalysis is not simply a recasting of Freud's ideas. Many other practitioners developed the concept beyond just repressed sexuality. [[Carl Jung]] believed there was a range of traumatic events that could lead to repression and advocated for concepts like [[archetypes]] and [[synchronicity]]. Jung was also a proponent of [[dream interpretation]] as a mechanism for understanding the patients unconscious. He also believed in a [[collective unconscious]] that dreams could tap into.   

Modern day practitioners of psychoanalysis are predominantly [[clinical psychology | clinically]] based. However, it is nowhere near as popular as it was in it prime during the mid 20th century. Some researchers in psychology are also interested in ideas of psychoanalysis. One psychoanalytic concept that has been supported by experimental evidence is the idea of [[psychological defensive mechanisms]].<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10892206</ref>  However, much of psychoanalysis has not stood up to [[empirical]] investigation. Repressed sexuality, dream interpretation, a collective unconscious and many other ideas that are the back bone of psychoanalysis have all been falsified in controlled experiments.  

Modern day practitioners of psychoanalysis are predominantly [[clinical psychology|clinically]] based. However, it is nowhere near as popular as it was in it prime during the mid 20th century. Some researchers in psychology are also interested in ideas of psychoanalysis. One psychoanalytic concept that has been supported by experimental evidence is the idea of [[psychological defensive mechanisms]].<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10892206</ref>  However, much of psychoanalysis has not stood up to [[empirical]] investigation. Repressed sexuality, dream interpretation, a collective unconscious and many other ideas that are the back bone of psychoanalysis have all been falsified in controlled experiments.  

Psychoanalysis has also been labeled as unscientific because it lacks the ability to be falsified. [[Karl Popper]] is probably one of the most significant critics in this fashion.  

Psychoanalysis has also been labeled as unscientific because it lacks the ability to be falsified. [[Karl Popper]] is probably one of the most significant critics in this fashion.