T did "lose" the analyst (insofar as he was able to conceive him). ... Analysts do need common sense and a sense of proportion to allow for, and take comfort in, their own humanness. ... Some analysts would also assume that he "must" have had severe disturbances very early in infancy. ... He acquired a more advanced system of representations both of objectts and of his own self. ... The long work as a whole, not dramatic moments within it, helped restore communication among the systems of the mind and permitted more satisfactory compromises. ...

• Word Count: 1675
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The biological theory holds that psychological disorders are caused by physiological malfunctions, for example, the nervous system or the endocrine glands often stemming from hereditary factors. ... We want the person to feel as they are getting reassurance and affection, but their analyst remains silent. As we progress through this therapy the analyst will take on a more active role and begin to interpret alternative meanings for the persons' feelings, memories, and actions. ...

• Word Count: 883
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He bounced through the juvenile correction system and various foster homes but lives alone and occupies a great deal of his free time reading through complex subjects. ... Psychoanalysis is a method through which an analyst unpacks unconscious conflicts based on the free associations, dreams and fantasies of the patient. ...

• Word Count: 2016
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate