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Abby and Patrick discuss Freud's treatment of Elisabeth von R, focusing on his technique and the importance of patient associations.

Subscribe to get access to the full episode, the episode reading list, and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappiness Abby and Patrick cover the “second phase” of Freud’s treatment of Elisabeth von R. Their focus this time is on Freud’s technique, and especially on Freud’s insistence that his patient pursue her associations no matter where they might lead. What are we to make of Freud’s apparent confidence here – is it self-confidence, confidence in the process, confidence in E...

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Hosts: Abby, Patrick

Topics covered

• Freud's technique
• hysteria studies
• psychotherapy
• patient associations
• confidence in therapy

Keywords

• Freud
• hysteria
• psychotherapy
• Elisabeth von R
• patient associations
• confidence
• technique

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Books & works: Elisabeth von R

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