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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]].{{fact-science}} 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]].{{fact-science}} 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. Ideas such as [[synchronicity]] state that some events are outside of causality, thus making attempts at empirical investigations impossible.  

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.  

While empirical investigation has mostly been negative for psychoanalysis, certain elements of psychoanalytic theory have been very important to development of modern psychology. These include the realization that the mind has elements not under direct conscious control that can affect actions and behavior, and that human mental development occurs in stages.

While empirical investigation has mostly been negative for psychoanalysis, certain elements of psychoanalytic theory have been very important to development of modern psychology. These include the realization that the mind has elements not under direct conscious control that can affect actions and behavior, and that human mental development occurs in stages.