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Not a fan of Freud.

The demographic he used for his for his observations was a extremely niche selection of central European upper and middle class people.

Clutching at straws is the best way to describe his ideas. They are very elaborate theories from something ultimately anecdotal, and not empirically determined.

People are easily exploited through it too, spend years on the couch rather than doing something improve their lives.

Also there is also quite a bit that is disputed. Like this idea where have to go back to the subject of repression/regression. Modern approached prove this is not only not always necessary and it can actually make people worse.

It depends on the case, but sometimes the catalyst is long gone. The behaviour they have is a learned cycle than has evolved. Going back to some arbitrary point doesn't on it own break the cycle.

What I don't understand is why he is so revered in some circles, when there have been far better.

I think he was a decent hypnotist, but this didn't mean head actually understood the mind.

For a trained neurologist, his work is very wishy washy.

Also debunked theories like refrigerator mother ultimately stem from his adherents.

I've been in counseling at two different points in my life, have endured several semesters of upper level psych courses, and have had friends in psychology and psychiatry. My main criticism isn't of the techniques or the therapist's mission to actually help people. Because in all honesty, Freudian models, Jungian models, and a whole host of other name therapeutic models really have helped a large number of people. Those models themselves have as a goal to help resolve the problem so, essentially, the patient doesn't have to come back.

In reality and in practice, therapists show little evidence that they ever intend to "cure" anyone. If you and I are talking about something, I can listen, take some notes, and systematically take you through your issues, explore them logically, and hopefully arrive at the single best solution so you never have to see my ugly face and bald head ever again. I'm Dr. Freakin' Phil. In actual practice, therapists know what any businessman knows: Give the client/customer/patient everything they want, solve all their problems, and they won't come back. They don't NEED to come back as long as they're problems have been solved. So once you effect a cure, you lose a repeat customer and now you have to find some other poor sap to pay for your daughter to go to Princeton.

Now, if I were a therapist--I'm NOT, but for the sake of argument--and I did my job really well in basically helping you overcome something, I'd never expect to see you again for that problem. If you like my advice and I'm really helping you, PLEASE come back and we'll talk it out. Otherwise, I don't want to see you again.

The counselors I personally am in contact with from time to time as a friend or acquaintance (as opposed to a client) all have a similar approach: They just let the poor guy talk. They listen and ask questions to guide the client towards arriving at the same conclusion as the therapist without the therapist expressly intervening. It makes it seem like the client solved his own problems without any help, but rather it was the therapist that steered the conversation in the desired direction. I'm not good with that approach. I have the answer, I'm going to give it to you, and you will do EXACTLY AS I SAY, report back to me next week, and we'll monitor and adjust.

Of course, if I actually were a therapist, my approach would probably leave me destitute in a matter of weeks...

While there is no specific form of Autism attributed to lack of nurture in the first few years of life.

There is tons of research over decades that indicate a lack of nurturing in the first few years
of life has negative epigenetic impact on the future ability for reciprocal social communication
as well as much higher risk of mental illness, including the propensity for addiction.

Truly it shouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out; just observing common caring
or non-caring parental patterns and the result of that on the offspring from nurturing
mice to cats and dogs to primates to humans; Even aloof cats often reflect their
aloof owners; whereas loving owners have affectionate cats who love to
connect to humans and even others cats; if a territorial animal can be
trained to love in nurturing ways; so can a human
if nurtured early enough in life.

It's all about love
or the lack of
it; and always
will be in terms
of human reciprocal
social communication;
empathy; emotional
contagion
and
human altruism
as well; but anyway
the research spells it out.
The effect and affect of
positive and negative
epigenetics is the real
deal; and counselors
who assess and grade
autistic folks behind
closed doors will
tell ya stories
about
cold
parents who
have little ability
to nurture and love
children with that
touch feely
kind
of love..

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2682215/

And the study of human behavior also shows that there
may be no way to reverse this once the
brain wiring has not been accomplished
during the first few years of life
in and for nurturing love; in other
words there are no
therapies understood
that currently work;
a common issue
with socio-paths
and border line personality
disorder; often personality
disorders that come from
either a non-nurturing atmosphere,
social abuse; as well as genetic
factors beyond the negative
epigenetic effect of
childhood abuse;
in fact, Tom Insel,
the Director of the
National Institutes of Mental
Health suggests that bullying
in formative years in school can
may be the epigenetic impact leading
to schizophrenic genes of propensity
for that disorder coming to epigenetic
fruition
as well; years
later; LOVE
counts more
than a Love song;
and THAT IS A FACT
now IN MODERN SCIENCE.

i had a psychoanalytically trained psychiatrist who also prescribed meds. i got some good insights by working with him. it was annoying, however, that he was always waiting for that transference call that never came.