How accurate is psychoanalysis these days?

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How accurate is psychoanalysis these days?

How accurate are some of their theories?
Ex: Oedipus Complex?

2006-12-30 05:34:49 · 2 answers · asked by Lying from you 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology

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Few clinicians continue to use psychoanalysis. The theories are more academic than they are useful to specific individuals - most therapists don't really apply theories such as the Oedipus Complex or Womb/Penis Envy to clients.

Psychodynamic therapy is currently more common than traditional psychoanalysis. This type of therapy looks to the underlying causes of problems and examines what they mean for the individual person.

2006-12-30 06:23:46 · answer #1 · answered by jdphd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Modern psychologists doubt the accuracy and validity of Freud's concept of psychoanalysis

2006-12-30 06:22:21 · answer #2 · answered by sunnyd_137 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋