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The Arguments Of Depth Psychology

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The approaches to therapy which are amenable to the scrutiny of the sagacious, unconscious, and transpersonal aspects of human experience are defined as depth psychology. Depth psychology strives to delve into the underlying motives as an approach to diagnosing and treating disparate mental disorders. It pursues the recondite layers underlying both the behavioral and cognitive processes of individuals. A depth approach may incorporate therapeutic traditions or practices which analyze the unconscious and implicates the investigation of dreams, complexes, and archetypes. Carl Jung was an early supporter of psychologist, Sigmund Freud, because of their shared interest in the unconscious. Therefore, he and Sigmund Freud are proponents of depth
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