... to a specific event that is laden with emotional overtones (Laplanche and Pontalis, 1973). It might be said that the free-association method is meant to bring out the unconscious ideas or assumptions responsible for the presenting conflicts. In this paper I intend to relate how in my experience with a patient, the technique of free association in conjunction with other psychoanalytic techniques made a significant difference in the therapy process. A single word coming to mind 'out of the blue' enabled the patient to be aware of some repressed feelings of anger and sadness . The case is related below. Personal details are changed in order to preserve the client's anonymity. Referral and presenting problem. P. was referred to me by the NHS Mental Psychiatry Deparment, where the psychotherapy sessions are taking place. In P.'s reports from his GP and psychiatrist a history of obsessional neurosis and severe depression were recorded. ...

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