Free Association
The 9th blot of the Rorschach inkblot test
In Free Association, psychoanalytic patients are invited to relate whatever comes into their minds during the analytic session, and not to censor their thoughts.
This technique is intended to help the patient learn more about what he or she thinks and feels, in an atmosphere of non-judgemental curiosity and acceptance.
Psychoanalysis assumes that people are often conflicted between their need to learn about themselves, and their (conscious or unconscious) defences against self-exposure.
This technique is intended to help the patient learn more about what he or she thinks and feels, in an atmosphere of non-judgemental curiosity and acceptance.
Psychoanalysis assumes that people are often conflicted between their need to learn about themselves, and their (conscious or unconscious) defences against self-exposure.
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