It is impossible to capture in one chapter the diversity of psychodynamic approaches
that have arisen since Freud. The main focus of this chapter is limited to basic psychoanalytic concepts and practices, many of which originated with
Freud. The chapter sketches therapies that apply classical psychoanalytic concepts
to practice less rigorously than he did. The chapter also summarizes Erik
Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, which extends Freudian theory
in several ways. Brief attention is given to Carl Jung’s approach and to contemporary
psychoanalytic theory and practice.