Evolution of Psychoanalytic Theory
Freud believes that the unconscious is the part that operates beyond consciousness, which means that human beings are influenced by unconscious thoughts without actually knowing it happened. So this idea led Freud to develop the psychoanalytic theory. In the early 1900s, Freud and other followers such as Carl Gustav Jung and Alfred Adler were prominent in the movement, however Freud's idea was challenged and he soon broke off from them to continue exploring psychoanalysis.
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