Sigmund Freud & the Human Condition
bringing the repressed feelings and thoughts to consciousness. Freud's successors including his daughter Anna Freud postulated that the goal of the therapy was to allow for development of a stronger ego in the patient. Other theorists and researchers such as Jacques Lacan thought that the therapy would lead to the analysis and acknowledgement of the patient's inability to satisfy their basic desires. Traditionally, it was believed that bringing the unconscious feelings and thoughts to unconsciousness could be enhanced if the patient was encouraged to talk freely about their dreams. The other important aspect of psychoanalysis is lack of direct involvement by the analyst… Continue Reading...
