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My mother was a psychiatrist. Free association was used as a diagnostic tool to help the doctor see patterns of thought and behavior in a patient. They have used it in marriage counseling but it turned out to be fool hardy. Free association can reveal patients who are psychotic, schizophrenic or borderline. It can also reveal when a patient is developmentally slow or has brain damaged. It is a rather outdated diagnostic tool but some psychiatrists will still use it.

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