Opinion ID: 770686
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Heading: Psychoanalysis and Psychology

Text: 2 Psychoanalysis and Psychology Psychoanalysis is defined in Stedman's Medical Dictionary (25th ed. 1990) as: 3 [A] method of psychotherapy, originated by Freud, designed to bring preconscious and unconscious material to consciousness primarily though the analysis of transference and resistance. . . . A method of investigating the human mind and psychological functioning, especially through free association and dream analysis in the psychoanalytic situation. 4 Id. at 1284; see also American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine 831 (1989) (The psychoanalyst is usually a doctor of medicine.). 1 5 Psychology has been defined as: 6 The scientific study of mental processes. Psychology deals with all internal aspects of the mind, such as memory, feelings, thought, and perception, as well as external manifestations, such as speech and behavior. It also addresses intelligence, learning and the development of personality. Methods employed in psychology include direct experiments, observations, surveys, study of personal histories, and special tests (such as intelligence tests and personality tests). 7 Id. at 832 (emphasis omitted). Psychology includes various approaches, including psychoanalytic psychology,  which stresses the role of the unconscious and childhood experiences. Id.