Freud emphasized the importance of unconscious processes and drives, the importance of early childhood experiences, and the role of insight as a mechanism for therapeutic change. Freud inspired a number of his students, including Carl Jung and Alfred Adler, to make further contributions in the field of psychology. Later approaches to psychotherapy, such as behaviorism and client-centered therapy, were heavily influenced by the idea of psychoanalytic therapy, despite moving in radically different
Freud emphasized the importance of unconscious processes and drives, the importance of early childhood experiences, and the role of insight as a mechanism for therapeutic change. Freud inspired a number of his students, including Carl Jung and Alfred Adler, to make further contributions in the field of psychology. Later approaches to psychotherapy, such as behaviorism and client-centered therapy, were heavily influenced by the idea of psychoanalytic therapy, despite moving in radically different