Why Might Freudian Therapy be a Waste of Time and Money

Reading a narrative from a psychoanalytic perspective can prove to be a sometimes frustrating experience. Psychoanalysis often disregards the actual texts and verbal context of a piece of literature in favor of the Freudian and Lacanian ideas, which seek to find encrypted motifs in the depths of every creation in order to reveal the author’s unconscious mind. Nevertheless, the critiques of psychoanalytic interpretation of literature claim that such interpretations focus on the content of the text at the expense of the literary form and temporal dimension, which can reduce the literary plots to lifeless machinations. Furthermore, psychoanalytic interpretation of a text may tell us less about the author’s unconscious mind and more about the

Freud’s psychoanalytic theory plays a major role in literature, and it is usually described as psychoanalytic literary criticism. Moreover, the psychoanalytic theory incorporates two contradictory critical theories. The first theory focuses on the text itself without having influences of additional sources. From the view of first psychoanalytic theory, the reader can understand the text by analyzing the characters, dreams, conflicts, symbols, and the unconscious desires of the characters. Furthermore, the second theory argues that in the literary work, the dreams, desires, and emotions presented in the work are usually related to author’s own personal experience and the life. For instance, in order to understand the literary work of an

Substance abuse and mental illness are connected in a few ways. Regularly, a man experiences dysfunctional behaviors, for example, sadness and post- traumatic anxiety issue (PTSD) utilizing alcohol or drugs to self-sedate. At times utilizing the drug itself prompts psychological instability, as may happen with the delayed utilization of stimulating drugs. At last, dependence on drugs and alcohol themselves are viewed as dysfunctional behaviors in their own right. The connection between substance abuse and mental illness is frequent to the point that individuals who are getting treatment for drug dependence are normally accepted to have basic emotional well-being issues. The casualties of nervousness issue frequently turn to depressants, for example, alcohol and prescription narcotics to diminish stress and help in relaxation. So also, individuals who have chronic depression once in a while depend intensely on stimulants and drugs that adjust state of mind to dormancy self-cure and defend you from unhappiness. The combination of substance abuse and mental illness often makes it impossible for the victim to function normally in daily life. The effects of substance abuse often include difficulty maintaining personal

We also have to consider the difference in the role of the therapist between the different models, (R. Gross (Hodder, 2010 ) “in classical psychoanalysis, the analyst is meant to remain faceless, not showing any emotion or revealing any personal information”. If working within the Psychodynamic and Behaviourist approach the Therapist is relied upon

Patients that have problems expressing their shameful or strange thoughts are known to have a strong defense mechanism. This approach will allow the therapist to collect unconscious anxieties that the patient currently obtains. The therapist will then address the patient, pointing out similarities in their feelings and behavior towards current situations. As the therapist addresses the past important relationships, current significant relationships, and relationships with the therapist to the patient, it will give the patient a chance to recognize a deeper insight on the real anxieties. Since psychoanalysis is based on theories, it is difficult to know for sure that this approach does any

Depression has always been a problem for us as human beings. Many documents point to depression as being a long-standing health problem that has been present for ages. Depression “was initially called ‘melancholia’. The earliest accounts of melancholia appeared in ancient Mesopotamian texts in the second millennium B.C. At this time, all mental illnesses were attributed to demonic possession, and were attended to by priests” (Nemade, Reiss, and Dombeck). It was first understood as a spiritual illness. This changed during the 18th and 19th century which was the beginning of the Enlightenment. During this time, depression was thought to be inherited or an unchangeable weakness. A common thought of those living in that time period was that those who were affected by depression should be shunned or locked up. As a result, those with mental illnesses often become homeless and poor. Some of these people were also sent to institutions. As time

The purpose of this paper is to look into the life and accomplishments of a well-known psychoanalyst, Carl Gustav Jung. Jung’s work brought forth several new concepts in psychology. While alive, his work influenced colleagues and continued to influence the future of psychology after his death.

The primary focus of psychoanalysis is uncovering the underlying factors hidden in a client’s unconscious to understand the problems they are facing. In “Wild” Analysis, Freud emphasizes the responsibility of the therapist go well beyond stating the facts and interpretation. The therapist must pave the way for the client to understand the repressed thoughts and behaviors to guarantee effective therapy (Freud, 2002, p. 7). A practitioner that enforces the psychoanalytic approach in his practice is Dr. Chad Parlett. Dr. Parlett is a trained psychoanalyst who emphasizes on revealing underlining causes that often manifested themselves throughout the childhood years. He believes in the talking cure and pushes his clients to experience this

The article, “About Psychoanalysis” within the association's website, provides informative history on developments in psychoanalysis and an overview of Freud’s discoveries of the topic. The article informs the reader on psychoanalysis and provides steps for research and treatment for those who would like to further develop their understanding of the topic or are seeking help. The article provides definitions of psychoanalytical terms such as repression, id, ego, super-ego to allow the reader to fully understand Freud's theory of

Freud suggests that most of us focus on the acute and superficial outcomes of the human condition, in other words, “what you see, is what you get.” However, being that the human condition is complex and often times an elusive phenomenon, Freud introduces the notion of the “unconscious” and its influential power. An example of this transformative power are parapraxes, also known as Freudian Slips. Seemingly innocuous, parapraxes are behavioral errors such forgetting, slips of the tongue/misspeaking, writing or speech errors, or losing things. Freud contends that these minute mistakes or behavior blunders are indicative of a potential pathology, discoverable through the practice of psychoanalysis. Under review and scrutiny these errors sometimes have a tangible origin, arguable explanation, or in the cause of Freud and psychoanalysis a “psychical purpose”. Freud suggests that parapraxes are covert indications of a repressed disturbing unconscious desire expressed in another form; the “outcome of the [internal] compromise” between the disturbing unconscious and disturbed conscious. Whether it be a chance occurrence or psychical

(A) In the midst of the twentieth century, an Austrian doctor, Sigmund Freud, introduced new ideas about mental illness and treatment to such illnesses that not only “[changed] the way we think about mental illness,” but also paved a path to the field as we know today as psychiatry. In his several theories and models, Freud presents claims of every individual possessing an unconscious in which we harbor our conflicts. Through a treatment that he personally developed called psychoanalysis, Freud would help people adjust to those conflicts. Essentially, in the Austrian psychologist’s paradigm, use of deep, personal relationships established through psychoanalysis were used to identify and adjust mental illnesses that exhibited symptoms of uneasiness.

desires having to do with sexuality” and Hawthorne must have agreed (Freud, Dreams, p397). The point of Freudian therapy is to reveal the repressed desire that causes deviant behavior, but in this case, the deviant behavior is the reveal of the repressed desire (Felluga Repression).

While many individuals have made significant contributions to psychoanalysis and the field of psychology, Sigmund Freud has consistently been referred to as the father of psychoanalysis. Moreover, his contributions came at a time where mental health treatment was highly primitive and clinicians lacked insight and awareness about mental health treatments. However, because Freud’s native language was German, some individuals would argue that the true essence of his theories, ideas, treatments, and concepts were lost once his books, papers, etc. were translated into English and other languages. Specifically, Bettelheim (1983) explained his perspective about why Freud’s work, in his opinion, lost its true meaning after being translated. Therefore,

This paper looks at the movie; A Dangerous Method directed by David Cronenberge is based on true life events that happened on the eve of the World War 1. This movie brings out the theories, techniques, and the central characters in the early history of psychoanalysis. It brings out the effectiveness of psychoanalysis method and shows the risks and dangers encountered when entering the unconscious mind. This movie takes a look at these through the life of Carl Jung who was one of the founding fathers of psychoanalysis. It also takes a glimpse into the turbulent relationship between a doctor, his mentor, and his patient. The paper will begin by giving a short

The purpose of psychoanalytic criticism is to offer the reader a better understanding of a literary piece by the analysis and interpretation of certain aspects through psychoanalytical theory. The aim, as is the case with all critical approaches, is to go beyond the surface structure and into the deep structure of a text, this time through the study of the psyche and by looking for patterns which are significant and convey meaning. The focus of such an approach is either the author, the intricate mechanisms of his own mind, which explain how and why the text came into being, or, in some cases, the characters, whose psyches can shed further light on the content.