This perspective was very influential and Freud was the first psychologist to study the unconscious mind and the impact of childhood on behaviour. However, there is no scientific evidence to support his ideas and he only used case studies to create his theory, which means that the findings can not be generalised to the rest of the population. This theory overall is unfalsifiable as Freud's’ ideas cannot be proved or disproved (McGinley et al, 2008).
Psychoanalytic therapy helps to bring the repressed material back into the conscious mind and help the client to deal with them. Free association involves the patient being encouraged to say whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial it may seem. It is the therapist's position to explain
Psychoanalytic therapy helps to bring the repressed material back into the conscious mind and help the client to deal with them. Free association involves the patient being encouraged to say whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial it may seem. It is the therapist's position to explain