AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Psychoanalysis uses free associations to reach the unconscious and speaks of resistance, both in associating and ohter aspects of therapy.

Detailed explanation-2: -In free association, psychoanalytic patients are invited to relate whatever comes into their minds during the analytic session, and not to censor their thoughts. This technique is intended to help the patient learn more about what he or she thinks and feels, in an atmosphere of non-judgmental curiosity and acceptance.

Detailed explanation-3: -In psychoanalytic therapy, free association, dream analysis, and transference are used. Free association is used to give the therapist an insight into the client’s unconscious mind. Psychoanalysts also believe that dreams serve as an expression of a person’s unconscious desires and feelings.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main goal of psychoanalytic therapy is to bring unconscious material into consciousness and enhance the functioning of the ego, helping the individual become less controlled by biological drives or demands of the superego.