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Short essay explaining the move from catharsis and hypnosis to free association and interpretation.

This paper is significant because it serves as Freud’s defence of psychotherapy as a legitimate medical intervention, rather than just “talk” or “suggestion”.

This work was a defensive response to the growing popularity of his theories, which were being increasingly misinterpreted and misapplied by physicians who had not undergone formal training.

A short introductory work where Freud explains what psychoanalysis is to a general audience.

This technical paper lays out the fundamental rules for the analyst.

A foundational text in psychoanalytic technique focusing on what happens in the relationship between analyst and patient.

One of Freud’s fundamental technical papers where psychoanalysis is turned into a structured method.

A paper that explores a specific clinical phenomenon where a patient insists they have already shared a particular memory or thought with the analyst, despite the analyst having no record of it.

A core technical paper explaining what actually happens when patients don’t remember. It’s central to understanding the repeating acts until it is worked through.

Freud addresses one of the most delicate challenges in psychoanalysis: when a patient falls in love with their analyst. This paper was written to correct serious clinical mistakes.

This paper is famous for its transition from “pure” clinical theory to a broader social and technical vision. Written after 20+ years of clinical work, Freud proposed modified techniques for wider social use.

A late, reflective paper focusing on why psychoanalysis is resisted not only by patients, but by doctors, institutions, and culture itself.

After decades of practice, Freud reflects on why some analyses reach a satisfying conclusion while others seem to go on forever or fail to prevent future relapses.

A late technical paper where Freud revises the idea that analysis is mainly about remembering exact past events. The paper introduces construction as a core analytic operation.