talking cure

a synonym for insight-oriented psychotherapy, sometimes used dismissively. The term is apt in that the essence of certain psychotherapeutic approaches is for the client to “talk out” his or her problems with the therapist. First used in the context of psychoanalysis, the term was coined by the landmark patient Anna O.

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May 8th 2024

midbrain

n. a relatively small region of the upper brainstem that connects the forebrain and hindbrain. It contains the tectum (and associated inferior and superior colliculi), tegmentum, and substantia nigra. Also called mesencephalon.