Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-06
A NEW SCIENCE.
Shows Our Estimate of Others to be
Truer of Ourselves.

Truer of Ourselves,
"Psychanalyss' is new word which
may appear to the grammar school stu
dent as designed to trip him up on an eN-
animation in spelling. In fact, taking
this possible students view of 1t the
practice of "psychanalysis' is something
which might serve to show. unconscious
". TO that particular student just how
much he might be afraid OF a sharp ex-
animation in spelling.
PsychanaIysis is word expressive of
scientific reading of the inmost secrets OF
the human mind without that person :
knowledge of the experiment 1t Is
process based largely upon a spoken
word or series of words, with the person
under scrutiny asked by the ANALYST to
utter the first word of thought which the
fest word or words calls to mind.
Given a patient having normal or ao-
normal disposition to speech the scieh-
fist with stop watch concealed In his
hand can determine finally about how
quickly his test words should bring re-
sponse. In every case where there is
marked slowness or hesitancy to pro-
nounce the word or words which the
word the inference is that some hidden
hurt, sensitiveness. fear, and kindred
emotions exist in the mind of the patient.
Dir. Freud of Vienna declares that onsy
the impromptu thoughts of the merely
conventonally honest person are true TO
his real nature. In this line of expert
mentation DR. Freud on one occasion
asked one of his patients to sit down, oo-
serve the doctor and speak out openly
and freely the first thoughts that might
come to the patient regarding Dr, FREUD
In the case of this particular patient he
remarked instantly that he thought the
doctor was growing bald. lie suggested
that Dr. Freud was growing stouter than
he should The doctor wasn't as active
on his feet as he might be. Every OBJ
servation. virtually, had its bearing upon
advancing years-and 1t was discovered
frat fear of old age was the one optrad-
ing morbid obsession' of the patient
life.
When another patient expressed the
thought that the doctor was extremely
considerate of his patients. was hloaest'
and when he finally announced that ne
suspected the doctor of bashtulness thc
scientific inference at once was that the
patient himself was suffering from over
constituencies and was brooding over what
the world might think of him and his
actions.
There is the case of the clergyman
whom DR.. Jung of Germany. one OF the
foremost European Psychologists, had
occasion to subject to the test of OBJ
serving DIR. Jung and speaking quickly
and frankly the thoughts that first oc-
Cured to him. This clerical patient at
once said that he didn't believe the doc
tor was truthful. that he was not hon
orable in dealing with his patients. that
he could not believe the doctor was lead
ing a moral life, and similar criticisms,
readily pronounced. At which the doctor
| challenged his patient with You are the
man that you are doubling" And the
story is that the doctors charge proved
| true.
| However, these tests are not appilca-
| BILE to the normal person. 1t would De
an absurdity to believe that an honesl
| man of sanity and with powers OF Cd
seryation and deduction could not come
| out in the harshest denuncation of a
man who he felt was an intriguing ras-
cal at every opportunity That offered. At
| the same time this man of sanity and
honor proven through so years might take
such test and show that he was undulS
! suspicious of dishonesty in mankind with
\ out ever having given way to similar
| offense in all his life. To the extent tha'
he had been imposed upon however, ms
suspicious might become an obsession.
| I have friend whose uncle lived to
| ripe old age and died slowly and quietly
| of old age in his bed. But for so years OF
| more this uncles understands invariably
wore out Just over his heart, WhFt AZ
! A Young man he began to indulge tins
1 fear of heart disease and this fear vas al
WAYS with him. The old man was far
mer and countless times day he woule
thrust the palm of his right hand, rough
| ened by work. into his shirt front ant
! over his heart with the result of wear
| ing holes i'm the undergarment
| Under the system of psychanalysis NJ
one will deny that the words death,
| funeral" ''heart" or even "undershirt'
! would bring a response of some kline
! suggesting this lifelong morbid fear tina
| he might drop dead
Another of the methods employed il
psychanalysis is for the doctor to get tn,
1 full confidence of the patient and have
him understand that a possible cure o
his morbidity depends upon the patient.
sitting in the office with his physician
and letting his thoughts take the frees