What are the differences between traditional psychoanalysis and newer short-term dynamic therapies?
What will be an ideal response?
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Traditional psychoanalysis involves the client reclining on a sofa in a slightly darkened room while they are encouraged to relate thoughts as they come to mind. The therapist may say little or nothing in an effort to encourage the client's free association, or the flow of ideas. Traditional psychoanalysis can last for months, if not years. It aims to provide insight into the conflicts that are presumed to lie at the root of a person's problems. The therapist encourages the client to express feelings or urges that have been repressed (called catharsis) in an effort to alleviate some of the stress placed on ego. Therapists also examine clients' behaviors to see if they provide any insight as to how the client feels towards others in their lives (called transference). Lastly, dream interpretation may be used to examine the unconscious mind. More recent psychoanalytic therapies encourage the client and therapist to sit face to face while the therapist takes a more directive role in the therapeutic process. Modern therapists focus more on the role of the client's ego and less on the sexual and aggressive instincts of the id.
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