Psychoanalysis

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/psychoanalysis

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who discovered Psychoanalysis?Theories and techniques of psychoanalysis
2. What is the discoverer?Sigmund Freud
3. What is the primary therapeutic technique?Talk therapy, including free association and dream interpretation
4. Why do people talk about dreams in psychoanalysis?In psychoanalysis, dreams are studied to find hidden meanings that show what our unconscious mind is thinking.
5. Who started psychoanalysis and when?Sigmund Freud started psychoanalysis in the early 1890s, using ideas from biology, neurology, and other studies.

Unconscious Mental Processes: Mental activities and contents that are outside of conscious awareness but significantly influence behavior and feelings.
Repression: A defense mechanism where unacceptable or painful thoughts, feelings, or memories are pushed out of conscious awareness.
Free Association: A psychoanalytic technique where patients express whatever thoughts come to mind without censorship to reveal unconscious material.