Psychodynamic therapy;  Psychotherapy;  Therapy

Dynamic psychotherapy refers to modes of therapy in which patients emphasize understanding interpersonal and intrapsychic patterns in their lives and how these affect their thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Although different psychodynamic therapies may have different theoretical positions and use different techniques of practice, the basic therapeutic goal is similar, i.e., to help a patient gain self understanding [2, 4, 5].

Early in the twentieth century, Sigmund Freud established himself as the father of dynamic therapy when he theorized about the structure of the mind, describing the Id, Ego, and Superego and how they worked with and against each other. Psychoanalysis was the technique used to bring the workings of this structure to consciousness and eventually bring a patient to better self understanding. Psychoanalytically oriented, dynamic therapy is a less intensive form of treatment than...