Psychodyamic Therapy and how it is better than any of the other forms of therapy in Psychology.

We've all heard the expression, "we need to get to the root of the problem", that's what psychodynamic therapy attempts to do. This type of therapy focuses on unconscious processes and how they manifest themselves in the individuals current behavior. Psychodynamic Therapy was first introduced by Sigmund Freud, a Viennese neurologist . Freud developed psychoanalysis which is the study of the unconscious. His ideas were introduced in 1909 during a series of lectures at Clark University. Freud …

…deal with them. Once these issues are brought out in the open and understood, we can work at developing more effective and appropriate ways of dealing with painful experiences. References Nolen-Hoeksema,S.(2004). Abnormal Psychology (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Leichsenring, F., & Leibing, E. (2003) The effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy and cognitive therapy in the treatment of personality disorders: A meta0analysis. The American Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 160, iss. 7; pg. 1223. Retrieved January 19, 2005, from ProQuest database.