The goal of psychoanalysis is to help the client move their conflicts from conscious awareness to the unconscious, ending the problem.

Psychoanalysis

A method of therapy and theory of personality developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious motives and conflicts.

Conscious Awareness

The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings, thoughts, and feelings.

Unconscious

A part of the mind that stores feelings, thoughts, urges, and memories that are outside of our conscious awareness.