What is Psychoanalysis?

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Published 2017-10-15
A lot of Sigmund Freud's ideas have been debunked over the years (Oedipus Complex, penis envy, psychosexual stages of development...to name a few). But Freud's greatest invention, psychoanalysis, has lived on. Granted, today it is not nearly as popular and there are gaping holes in research and evidence. However, psychoanalysis marked the beginning of psychotherapy as a field. Its influence on psychology is remarkable and likely solidified it as a discipline. Therapy would not be the same without it. In this episode of Micah Psych, we explore the definition of psychoanalysis, its underlying theories, how its practiced, its effectiveness, and if your attraction to your mom is normal...just kidding! Or am I?

Sources:
Prochaska, J. O., & Norcross, J. C. (2009). Systems of psychotherapy: A transtheoretical analysis. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Pub.
www.simplypsychology.org/psychoanalysis.html

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All Comments (21)
  • DUDE! a little warning would have been nice before I played this video out loud in my living room with my wife and mother nearby
  • @ceojones7835
    I love how he's sitting in the arm chair with a suit on in front of the bookcase giving off the traditional look of someone who is well educated and perhaps an authority on the subject, but when you look close you see there is nothing but video games and novelty items on the shelves lol That was so refreshing! The content of the video was A+ and I love the authenticity. He's a smart dude just being himself and letting the content speak for itself. I just subbed!
  • @12tone
    For the word association thing, I mostly found myself just repeating the word you'd said. Not sure what that says about me...
  • @Zheeraffa1
    Sorry, didn't pay any attention. Couldn't stop admiring your Tiffany-style lamp and looking through the game collection.
  • @SuzieSunkel
    As a graduate student, this video made it so easy to understand the basics of psychoanalysis. Your form of presenting made listening and watching easy.
  • @needyourname438
    Problems of being multilingual... when you said the words I just thought them in a different language... good practice exercise thou...
  • @PlayTheMind
    Example of transference: –Are you being yourself? –How am I not myself?!
  • @upandatom
    I loved this! Do you know much about the findings of this theory? You mentioned in the beginning that mental illnesses happened when the subconscious and conscious were in conflict. Or when captain America and that Star Wars thing are in conflict. Is there a theory to what types of conflicts manifest themselves to different mental illnesses? For example, anxiety
  • @1997theanimator
    It's weird. When you did the word association thing, I repeated the word "pain" with heart. Kinda surprised me.
  • I like the subtle as above so below reference toward the end there.
  • @manavgupta9987
    Thank you for this video!! Your explanation on the psychoanalysis was on the point.. I liked the way you connected the Jabba of the hut, the captain America and jugde jury to Id, superego and ego... And when I tried out the word section, I could find the total different answers... I guess that its my unconscious mind, thought running in my mind... Thanks for this video... I hope you continuing doing this great work.👍
  • @ShineForlyn777
    Fun video, great to help retain information I need while I study for the NCE. Thank you for your contribution.
  • @dosborncst
    This is a lot easier to understand than my Psy 101 textbook, looks like your gonna be helping me through this class. Whether you like it or not.
  • @liyahsnubs
    The intro took me out😭😭😭but luckily I passed my exam with this video, thank you!
  • @B_COOPER
    I’ve never been so relieved that my mother is borderline deaf.
  • @stephie7926
    Thank you for this video. After reading my text book's chapter on psychoanalysis and being introduced to Freud, I was blown away (and a bit disgusted) at Freud's theories. I was getting very confused too at what psychoanalysis really is, and how it works and this video explained it much better for me to understand. Thank you!
  • @cacampbell9485
    Very helpful video. Thanks you. Is there anywhere I can read about the 4 months case study on Psychoanalysis and Behavioural therapy?