Psychoanalytic Training For Dummies And Beginners

By Judy Sullivan


Psychoanalysis is known as the system of psychological therapy methods that can be used to aid in mental disorders. One of things that this type of system would do is to bring the thoughts that can be found in the subconscious mind into the conscious mind. So for those who are curious about how this works, here are some things to learn in psychoanalytic training.

In order to start this type of training, it is important that one has to learn about the three main concepts of Sigmund Freud because it is he that created psychoanalysis. Basically, the main concepts are split into three parts that are named the id, the ego, and superego. These three aspects that are taught in this type of training are actually the foundations of the treatment that will be done on a patient with a problem.

Now the first thing to look at will be the id which are the natural instincts that a person has when he is born. Basically, these are the impulse instincts that would include hunger and sex drive which comes natural in a human being. His theory is that people tend to act impulsively based on these certain instincts.

The ego would be the next concept that is connected to the first one and is the one that encourages the id to give in to the instincts. It is also the ego that would warn the mind of negative consequences that would happen if one would proceed with the act. The thing about the ego is that it can actually work for the conscious and the unconscious parts of the human mind.

The superego is one of the most interesting aspects because it is the one that sets the limitation. It can actually be said that the superego may be the conscience of the mind wherein it would stop the mind from carrying out certain acts. It is the part that would stop humans from acting on the impulsive instincts.

One of the core concepts of Freud as well as psychoanalysis would actually be the sex drive of a human being. His famous theory is that one of the biggest causes of psychological problems would be related to the repression of sexuality. Of course he also believed that all children had a sexual desire for their parents of the opposite sex.

Dreams is a very significant concept in this field of psychology. Psychoanalysis basically makes use of these dreams in order to see what the main roots of the patient really is. The dreams would actually hold the key to unlocking what the subconscious mind really holds.

Combining all of these basic concepts that are learned in psychoanalytic training, then one can actually do treatment. The most primary form of treatment would actually be talking to the patient and trying to find out the main cause that is at hand. If one has already discovered the root problem of the patient, then it is easy to be able to help him with it.




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