The psychoanalytic approach to psychology

Describe and critically evaluate the Psychoanalytic approach to Psychology. Sigmund Freud was born in Frieberg, Moravia in 1856, but when he was four years old, his family moved to Vienna. Freud introduced the 'psychoanalytic approach' to therapy known as 'Psychoanalysis' to the world. In the early 1900's, Freud studied people and their neurotic disorders. He developed his own way of treating these disorders, this was known as 'Free Association'. (Hayes 1994) The concept of Free-Association is the …

…the child finally settles for normal genitality. In conclusion, I feel that although Freud was criticised by many other theorists such as Eysenck and his theories were counter-argued by him, he is probably the most famous psychologist to have ever lived, so his theories and works must have had nucleus to them. Bibliography: - Walmsley, Nick 2003, Approaches in Psychology Hayes,Nicky 1994, Foundations of Psychology, Routledge Atkinson Rita L, et al, 1990, Introduction to Psychology, Harcourt Brace