Psychoanalysis vs. Behavior Therapy
Psychoanalysis and behavior therapy have many similarities and differences, but the main goal of each psychological therapy is to help people gain greater control over and improvement in their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Psychoanalysis was founded by Sigmund Freud (1856-
1939). Freud believed that people could be cured by making conscious their unconscious thoughts and motivations, thus gaining insight. Freud also believed that the human mind is made up of three parts: the conscious, preconscious and the unconscious. The conscious contains all of our present thoughts, feelings, and perceptions. The preconscious stores all of the memories that we are not presently thinking about but could be easily …show more content…
Psychoanalysts offer a unique perspective that people around the patient might be unable to see.
Many psychoanalysts viewed people as inherently bad. They believed that as humans we are all born with selfishness and some evil within us. Personality is developed as a person passes
Psychoanalysis and Behavior Therapy through the different developmental stages from the time as an infant until adulthood. They also believed that bringing information from the unconscious in the consciousness can lead to catharsis and allow people to deal with the issue. As a therapy, psychoanalysis is based on the concept that individuals are unaware of the many factors that cause their behavior and emotions.
These unconscious factors have the potential to produce unhappiness, which in turn is expressed through a score of distinguishable symptoms, including disturbing personality traits, difficulty in relating to others, or disturbances in self-esteem or general disposition (American Psychoanalytic
Association, 1998). According to Sigmund Freud, to get to the unconscious, the ego must be tricked to go into a state of relaxation. There are 5 methods of psychoanalysis: free …show more content…
While psychoanalysis and behavior therapy are somewhat similar, there are also some differences between the two. Psychoanalysis tries to figure out why you feel the way you feel or behave the way that you do (uncovers deeper and unconscious motivations for feelings and behaviors). While on the other hand, behavior therapy simply attempts to reduce the suffering as quickly as possible by training your mind to replace dysfunctional thought patterns with helpful ones in order to alter behavior and emotions. Another difference between the two psychological concepts is that behavior therapy is relatively brief and time limited, while psychoanalysis takes longer and the psychoanalyst is able to build a relationship with the patient, this can take place three to five times a week over the time frame of many years. Behavior therapy is also instructional in nature and homework is often given for the patient to do. It is also based upon mutually set goals that the therapist and the patient set together. Behavior therapy also tends to focus on what’s going on in the present, while psychoanalysis focuses on what happened in
Psychoanalysis and behavior therapy have many similarities and differences, but the main goal of each psychological therapy is to help people gain greater control over and improvement in their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Psychoanalysis was founded by Sigmund Freud (1856-
1939). Freud believed that people could be cured by making conscious their unconscious thoughts and motivations, thus gaining insight. Freud also believed that the human mind is made up of three parts: the conscious, preconscious and the unconscious. The conscious contains all of our present thoughts, feelings, and perceptions. The preconscious stores all of the memories that we are not presently thinking about but could be easily …show more content…
Psychoanalysts offer a unique perspective that people around the patient might be unable to see.
Many psychoanalysts viewed people as inherently bad. They believed that as humans we are all born with selfishness and some evil within us. Personality is developed as a person passes
Psychoanalysis and Behavior Therapy through the different developmental stages from the time as an infant until adulthood. They also believed that bringing information from the unconscious in the consciousness can lead to catharsis and allow people to deal with the issue. As a therapy, psychoanalysis is based on the concept that individuals are unaware of the many factors that cause their behavior and emotions.
These unconscious factors have the potential to produce unhappiness, which in turn is expressed through a score of distinguishable symptoms, including disturbing personality traits, difficulty in relating to others, or disturbances in self-esteem or general disposition (American Psychoanalytic
Association, 1998). According to Sigmund Freud, to get to the unconscious, the ego must be tricked to go into a state of relaxation. There are 5 methods of psychoanalysis: free …show more content…
While psychoanalysis and behavior therapy are somewhat similar, there are also some differences between the two. Psychoanalysis tries to figure out why you feel the way you feel or behave the way that you do (uncovers deeper and unconscious motivations for feelings and behaviors). While on the other hand, behavior therapy simply attempts to reduce the suffering as quickly as possible by training your mind to replace dysfunctional thought patterns with helpful ones in order to alter behavior and emotions. Another difference between the two psychological concepts is that behavior therapy is relatively brief and time limited, while psychoanalysis takes longer and the psychoanalyst is able to build a relationship with the patient, this can take place three to five times a week over the time frame of many years. Behavior therapy is also instructional in nature and homework is often given for the patient to do. It is also based upon mutually set goals that the therapist and the patient set together. Behavior therapy also tends to focus on what’s going on in the present, while psychoanalysis focuses on what happened in