Anxiety disorders such as phobias, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive
disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder are obvious areas where
psychoanalysis might be assumed to work. The aim is to assist the client in
coming to terms with their own id impulses or to recognize the origin of their
current anxiety in childhood relationships that are being relived in adulthood.
Svartberg and Stiles (1991) and Prochaska and DiClemente (1984) point out
that the evidence for its effectiveness is equivocal.
Salzman (1980) suggests that psychodynamic therapies generally are of little
help to clients with specific anxiety disorders such as phobias or OCDs but may
be of more help with general anxiety disorders. Salzman (1980) in fact
expresses concerns that psychoanalysis may increase the symptoms of
OCDs because of the tendency of such clients to be overly concerned with
their actions and to ruminate on their plight (Noonan, 1971).
How to cite this article:
McLeod, S. A. (2007). Psychoanalysis. Retrieved from http://www.simplypsychology.org/psychoanalysis.html
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