At the end of the psychotic spectrum, people are much more devastated and disorganized. Psychoanalysis of an agitated patient can vary from a pleasant conversation to the possibility to become a victim of the attack which has its purpose to murder. Before the antipsychotic drugs in the 1950s, few therapists had a natural talent of [...]

Psychoanalysis comprises three elements: a method for investigating unconscious thoughts and feelings, the theory of human personality and technique of psychotherapy (treatments for depression, neurosis and other mental disorders). The methods of psychoanalysis have been developed before it was set up comprehensive theory: the theory of psychoanalysis was in the process of continuous development. The [...]

The purpose of this article is to present, to aspirant psychologists and psychiatrists, the avenues of training in psychotherapy in the United States. It is not meant as an exhaustive presentation, but rather as an introductory overview. Therefore, my intention was to provide rather accurate than complete information on the topic. There are many avenues [...]

Existential psychology has emerged as a consistent, holistic approach to understanding of human behavior and the influence on him. Despite the fact that existential psychology usually refers to the humanist tradition, it has its characteristics allowing it to declare its independence. Humanistic approaches take away the quality of functioning which look positive and use them [...]

In the first half of the 20th century, there were a lot of schools of psychology, each of which tried to explain all psychological phenomena in terms of a single all – embracing system. Psychoanalysis History of psychological school began when an Austrian doctor Sigmund Freud and his colleague J. Breuer cured “Anna O.” of [...]