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How did Sigmund Freud use hypnosis?

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Freud used hypnosis as one means of uncovering the often traumatic, not consciously recalled memories of his neurotic patients just as he used their dreams to evaluate their mental conflicts.

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Sigmund Freud initially used hypnosis as a therapeutic tool to explore his patients' unconscious thoughts and emotions. However, he later developed psychoanalysis as a method to gain insight into the unconscious mind, which replaced hypnosis in his practice. Freud believed that through free association and interpretation of dreams, patients could uncover repressed memories and underlying issues causing psychological distress.

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