First theory to focus on psychologicalcauses of disorders
Strengths:
One of first approaches to suggest mental health disorders may be linked to unresolved conflicts
Strengths:
Offers methods of therapy uncovering unconscious conflicts
Strengths:
Emphasise how early experience influence later adulthood
Weaknesses
Based on subjective interpretations of patients dreams
Weaknesses
Freudtheories are not scientific so they are not falsifyable
Weaknesses
Psychoanalysis may take a long time and be very expensive. Childhood conflicts uncovered may be emotionally distressing and possibly inaccurate depending on reliability of memory
