psychoanalytic sessions typically lasting minutes ref name thompson guy ''the ethic honesty fundamental rule psychoanalysis'' rodopi p ref ideally times week patient may lie couch analyst may sit behind sight patient expresses thoughts including free associations fantasies dreams analyst infers unconscious conflicts causing patient 's symptoms character problems analysis conflicts includes interpreting transference countertransference analyst 's feelings patient analyst confronts patient 's pathological defenses
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