Lesson 8 Psychologically Speaking I. Sigmund freud As a therapy, psychoanalysis is based on the observation that individuals are often unaware of many of the factors that determine their emotions and behavior. These unconscious factors may create unhappiness, sometimes in the form of recognizable symptoms and at other times as troubling personality traits, difficulties in work or in love relationships, or disturbances in mood and self-esteem W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 8 Psychologically Speaking As a therapy, psychoanalysis is based on the observation that individuals are often unaware of many of the factors that determine their emotions and behavior. These unconscious factors may create unhappiness, sometimes in the form of recognizable symptoms and at other times as troubling personality traits, difficulties in work or in love relationships, or disturbances in mood and self-esteem. I. Sigmund Freud To be continued on the next page
Lesson 8 Psychologically Speaking I. Sigmund freud Freud developed the theory of Psychoanalysis and the method of helping people he called free association. With free association Freud simply asked his patients to lie on the couch and say anything that came into their heads. He tried to interpret what they said by relating it to the repressed ideas and wishes in the unconsciousness In this way he hoped that things which were unconscious would gradually become consciouS,So that the patient would have more control over them and they would not be able to affect him or her so much W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 8 Psychologically Speaking Freud developed the theory of Psychoanalysis and the method of helping people he called free association. With free association Freud simply asked his patients to lie on the couch and say anything that came into their heads. He tried to interpret what they said by relating it to the repressed ideas and wishes in the unconsciousness. In this way he hoped that things which were unconscious would gradually become conscious, so that the patient would have more control over them and they would not be able to affect him or her so much. I. Sigmund Freud To be continued on the next page