The psychodynamic approach to therapy focuses on exploring unconscious thoughts and conflicts from a patient's past that may be influencing their present functioning. Therapists help patients gain insight into recurring themes and patterns in their thoughts, feelings, and relationships. Treatment involves free association, discussion of past experiences, transference, and examining defenses and resistance with the goal of resolving unconscious conflicts driving a patient's symptoms. A case study describes a man who developed PTSD after experiencing traumatic events in Israel and details his treatment using psychodynamic techniques.

1. PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH TO THERAPY