While Freud's psychoanalytic therapy argues many valid concepts, some of his claims are outrageous. His focus on clients past is useful. It is very important to look at, "what caused it?" I strongly agree with looking at a client's development, such as childhood and adolescent years. However, not to such a great extent as Freud. I dislike his psychosexual stages: oral, anal, phallic, latency and genital. I do not see the significance of these developmental stages, especially his oedipus complex and his electra complex. This is a huge downfall to his therapy, getting clients to believe that he or she was jealous of his or her opposite sex parent. He stresses too much on sexuality. I agree there are biological factors that influence our human behavior. Everyone has a need for pleasure, yet there are social rules that do not allow us to act on our basic instincts. However, not all clients" problems come from poorly resolved conflict between their libido's and social rules. Freud mostly blamed mothers, which I disagree with. Both parents have a part in shaping their children. I like his ego-defense mechanisms and absolutely agree that everyone uses these mechanisms to cope with anxiety. His focus on the subconscious is also important. Free association can help surface unconscious thoughts to consciousness. Dream analysis can also be helpful for clients. It can bring unconscious information they were not aware of to their consciousness. However, it takes the therapist to do this. The therapist is directive and always right. I dislike this directive relationship. I feel it fosters dependence. Clients depend on someone else to analyze their own feelings and interpret their thoughts. This therapy does not teach clients any useful strategies to help them cope with current issues. I dislike that it does not focus at all on the present and there that it is not goal oriented. I think that it is important for clients to have a focus.