![]() ![]() It can help patients shed the bonds of past experience to live more fully in the present. The psychoanalytic approach helps people explore their pasts and understand how it affects their present psychological difficulties. ![]() ![]() Other therapies often focus more on the here-and-now, or how current thoughts and behaviors influence how a person functions. Others may not be aware of these patterns and how they influence their behaviors. Some people may be aware of their self-destructive behaviors but unable to stop them. Understanding what a client is avoiding can help both the psychoanalyst and the client understand why such avoidance comes into play. People often avoid certain feelings, thoughts, and situations they find distressing. Where CBT is centered on cognition and behaviors, psychoanalytic therapy explores the full range of emotions that a patient is experiencing. ![]()
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