Freud

• Freud would bring forward unconscious conflicts and repressed emotions so they can be resolved
• Freud would use hypnosis and free dissociation as well as the Freudian slip
• Free dissociation -  where you are given a word and have to link it to the first work that you think off
• • Aichhorn applied this to young offenders. He rejected the harsh environment of young offenders and provided an environment where the children would be happy and where the superego would develop
• It does not seem effective, Eysneck found that only 44% showed improvement compared to 72% who improved in hospitals
• Cost: it was costly and time consuming so can never be used long term on criminals
• Abuse: give the analysts the power to define normal. For example Freud said that homosexuality was abnormal which could harm the patient
• Freudian slip - the times that a person uses one word but means another. He analysed the wrong words to uncover unconscious thoughts.
• Case study Barker (1968)

  • He locked up a small groups of male offenders in a room for 11 days during this time they were kept completely nude and given large amounts of LSD
• Case Study Barker (1968)

  • Follow up research showed offenders were 1/3 more likely to commit violent crimes after release then those that didn't receive this treatment.