Who can Benefit from Psychoanalysis?

This video explains who can benefit from psychoanalysis. People’s emotional problems, that are referred to as psychopathology, consist of feelings such as depression, anxiety, excessive anger, low self-confidence or self-esteem, inability to take initiative, discomfort with intimacy or commitment, and many other afflictions. The spectrum of psychopathology displays a normal distribution - the so-called Bell Curve. The majority of people (the statistically normal, or also referred to as being neurotic of differing degrees) are in the middle, while the two forms of abnormality - psychosis and absolute health, are at opposing ends of the Bell Curve. Borderline conditions are to the middle of psychosis on the curve, followed by severe, then moderate, then mild neurosis. These constitute the form of abnormality known as mental health problems. Though psychoanalysis is most suited for work with neurotic and higher level borderline patients, some psychoanalysts offer modified forms of psychoanalysis to more severely impaired people.
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[@adamszymanski5573]

"Health is an abnormality"

[@islaha8651]

interesting fact. It is abnormal to be healthy

[@sandyghazalansari2617]

Lacan worked with Psychotics and that's how he understood the Borromean Knot.

[@hanawana]

oh

[@danielsolh]

@@hanawana uh

[@tracik1277]

Eh?

[@chaitanyadeshmane8243]

Sir please call extreme ends of normal distribution as outlier observations. Any ways thank you for such a good insight.

[@publicrelations4143]

What a perfect voice for psychoanalysis

[@rafaelfuentescortes5318]

It would be interesting analyzing his slip "There are child therapist" at 6:10

[@tracik1277]

What the heck are you on about? Do explain.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Who benefits ? The analyst's bank balance mainly .

[@cuckoohunter1628]

No one can financially benefit from psychoanalysis! Freud's ideas doesn't have any market value! Because he had stated the rationalisation as a defence mechanism and he is refusing the rationalisation. On the other hand; all the financial systems and world economy is based upon rationalisation. If you look at the any book of finance or economy, it starts by addressing the notion of rationality. If you want to make money choose Rene Descartes instead of Sigmund Freud. Freud wrong! Descartes right!

[@alphacentauri868]

That's wht I chose Freud. Because making money is not my priority

[@gonosol]

Dude just so you know, rationalization and rationalism are not the same thing. Rationalization is the idea that people with strongly held beliefs make up excuses when those beliefs are challenged. Rationalism is the idea that the world should be understood through logical thought. Also, Freud was in no way opposed to Descartes, and I’m not sure where you got this idea from. Both were actually rationalists against rationalization, in fact, if you want to look at it that way. Furthermore, neither Freud or Descartes wrote on finances, at least not to my knowledge; it just wasn’t their area of expertise.

[@kirstinstrand6292]

I started treatment with a Freudian, where I learned the process of self observation. I made enough progress to break away from my work with him. However, I knew I was not cured! My life evolved, from then on, as a more self sufficient woman, similar to those in my peer groups. In other words, I could compete, and fit in more than in the beginning of the analysis. My life got complicated, as it does for all whom are trying to be financially and emotionally successful. After two unsuccessful long term relationships, I realized that I was living a lie! Therefore,I began my style of psychoanalysis, since it would take forever to bring any Professional Therapist up to date. Carl Jung worked more creatively with dreams and symbols from dreams. In recent years, I have become more understanding of Freud's work. Both Freud and Jung are the majors. If only their respective Theories could be melded together.

[@giliadlernevo203]

Thanks for this clear and informative video. I was wondering if questions could be answered through this forum? It is interesting that you place psychopathology on a continuum. I considered psychosis as qualitatively different from neurosis (i.e., anxiety). Does psychoanalysis consider psychosis/borderline/neurosis to have the same etiology? Thanks! Gili

[@mobiditch6848]

Gili Adler Nevo the Lacanian school does not. Borderline is not a valuable category in that neurotics and psychotics have radically different structures. The bell curve at least to me seems disingenuous in that the pathologies distributed across a population mischaracterizes their phenomena as somehow topographically continuous. Research Lacan for a better handle on this. Also, I thought this video was creepy. It seemed staged as if to mask the radical disagreements that inform the psychoanalytic field. As if it were not in the throes of fierce rivalries among its various adherents, its contradictory schools and masters. Try Bruce Fink’s various titles for a grasp of Lacan.

[@CreativeMaxer]

That is very interesting. Could you recommend some resources.@@mobiditch6848

[@ИванАлексиев-с2й]

Nice introduction in psychoanalytic thinking about psychopathology. I wonder where does psychopathy/sociopathy fit in?

[@alphacentauri868]

Since psychopathe and sociopathe people haven't repressed most of their instinct they can't be considered as Neurotic. They fit either in Psychosis or in the Borderline

[@petronios7]

GANDALF IS A PSYCHOANALYST ?

[@rob162100]

When it comes to modern therapies, there are positive end goals to change thinking that is ego dystonic or harmful to an individual. This is delivered effectively and for a short period of time. These coping skills can effectively rewire the brain. My take on psychoanalysis is that it's an almost never ending dive into a person psyche which is essentially unnecessary. There is never a definition of a normal human condition, being weird and wonderful should just be taken as fact as long as a person can function and be content with themselves.

[@Jubidar]

Well, but being "weird" can be absolutely the result of never-ending struggle to keep your defenses up and repress the conflict. So, the question comes to - what do you really want from psychotherapy? Do you wanna know the truth about oneself or do you really want to keep your bribed conscience and get rid of guilt and other symptoms.

[@AvadoNMod]

It is a dive, indeed, but it doesn't have to be a never-ending one. Essentially it is one until the person becomes autonomous and not in need of therapy anymore. The dive, then, in the form of self-reflection and self-awareness, to some degree probably remains.