Evaluation of psychoanalysis
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- Evaluation of Psychoanalysis
- Limitations
- no better than placebo
- a therapy is only as good as the underlying theory
- Eysenck pointed out the success of behavioural therapies - puts further doubts on the validity of psychoanalysis as a useful treatment
- expense
- psychoanalysis tends to be time-consuming and expensive taking place over a no. years
- requires high levels of motivation and commitment from patient
- ethical issues
- Masson has criticised the therapeutic relationship in psychoanalysis as one where all the power lies with the analyst
- in any therapeutic situation there is a risk that the analyst might abuse their power
- Masson has criticised the therapeutic relationship in psychoanalysis as one where all the power lies with the analyst
- psychoanalysis is considered more appropriate for treating neurotic disorders such as anxiety
- it is less suitable for patients with psychotic disorders e.g. schizophrenia
- no better than placebo
- Strengths
- Effectiveness
- an analysis of 10,000 patient histories estimated that 80% benefitted from psychoanalysis compared to 60% who received therapies based on different approaches (Bergin)
- Effectiveness
- Limitations
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