What are the key concepts of Freudian psychoanalysis?

Freudian psychoanalysis is a psychological theory and therapy approach developed by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. The key concepts of Freudian psychoanalysis include:

• The unconscious mind: According to Freud, the unconscious mind contains thoughts, feelings, and memories that are not currently in conscious awareness, but that influence behavior and emotions.
• The id, ego, and superego: Freud proposed that the psyche (the human mind) is divided into three parts: the id, ego, and superego. The id represents our primitive, instinctual drives, while the ego mediates between the id and external reality, and the superego represents our internalized sense of right and wrong.
• Defense mechanisms: These are unconscious strategies that the ego uses to defend itself against anxiety arising from conflicts between the id, ego, and superego.
• Psychosexual stages: Freud proposed that children pass through several stages of psychosexual development, each with a different erogenous zone, and that unresolved conflicts in any of these stages could lead to psychological problems later in life.
• Dream analysis: Freud believed that dreams provide a window into the unconscious mind, and that analyzing dreams can help uncover repressed thoughts, feelings, and memories.

Freudian psychoanalysis has had a significant influence on modern psychology, and its concepts and techniques have been adapted and expanded upon by subsequent theorists and practitioners.