Psychodynamic therapies are therapies focused on uncovering and resolving unconscious conflicts that drive psychological symptoms. Psychodynamic therapy is likewise defined as a type of psychotherapy that draws on psychoanalytic theory to help people understand the roots of emotional distress, often by exploring unconscious motives, needs, and defenses.

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