Today we watched a video on Freud and explored why he believed psychoanalysis wouldn't work for schizophrenia.
In psychoanalysis, the therapiest creates an alliance with the patient in order to discuss the patient's problems. The client transfers emotions originally associated with one person (usually a parent) on to the therapist - this is transference. Freud thought that this wasn't possible for a schizophrenic.
Later therapists have attempted to use psychoanalysis for schizophrenia with not very convincing results, and it certainly is no more effective than drugs.
The powerpoint is here.
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