Question

During free association, a patient may become unwilling to talk about certain topics. what term would a psychoanalyst use to describe this change in the patient's willingness to verbalize?

Answer 1

the term that a psychoanalyst use to describe this change in the patient's willingness to verbalize is: Resistance
for most people, being completely vulnerable and expose their true self to another person is a very difficult thing to do, but it is very important to address if that person wanted to relief his/her emotional psychological burden