analysis of resistance

a basic procedure in psychoanalysis in which the patient’s tendency to maintain the repression of unconscious impulses and experiences that interfere with free association is subjected to analytic scrutiny. The process of explaining resistances is believed to be a major contribution to insight and positive change.

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May 9th 2024

dual memory theory

see dual-store model of memory.