A Brief History Of Active And Short-Term Psychoanalytic Techniques, part 2: Freud’s Mature Technique
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https://doi.org/10.70839/7nm63y74Keywords:
ISTDP, Sigmund Freud, psychoanalytic technique, classical psychoanalysis, free association, evenly suspended attention, therapeutic neutrality, interpretation and insight, Countertransference, short-term psychotherapy, Davanloo, History of ISTDP, History of psychoanalysisAbstract
In this article, the author presents an overview of key aspects of Sigmund Freud’s mature psychoanalytic technique: Its extent and physical setup, the use of free association, evenly suspended attention and therapeutic neutrality, the use of interpretation to bring about insight, and its approach to the transference. Lastly, the author draws parallels between Freud’s technique and Davanloo’s technique of ISTDP. This forms the basis for the next installment in this series of articles, in which the author will survey the history of the psychoanalytic movement during the 1920s, 30s, and 40s and the short-term and active modifications of Freud’s psychoanalytic technique that were developed during this period.
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