[Concepts of psychotherapy (I) (author's transl)]

Besides outlining the methods, the inherent theory of human psychotherapy and the therapeutic goal are included in this presentation of individually important concepts of psychotherapy. Psychoanalysis explains neuroses as compromises of an intrapsychic and, at least in part unconscious conflict, in which remanent childish object relation patterns are involved. The procedure is consequently designed to permit this unconscious conflict to come to light in the manifestations and resistance reactions towards the therapist, so that they can resolve their pathological effects by abreaction treatment through interpretation work. Other diseases such as narcissitic and border-line disturbances are chiefly regarded psychoanalytically as conditions of defective ego self-structuring. The therapeutic procedure must be adjusted to this.