Which professionals may or may not be psychiatrists, but follow the teaching of Freud and practice psychoanalysis or other psychodynamic therapies?

• A. Psychoanalysts
• B. Psychiatrist
• C. Social Worker
• D. Lobotomy

Answer: (D)

Psychoanalysis is the tradition most closely tied to Freud, and the clinicians who practice it or related psychodynamic therapies are called psychoanalysts. These professionals come from various backgrounds—psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers—who have completed specialized psychoanalytic training and use techniques like free association, dream analysis, and exploring unconscious conflicts. The other options don’t fit as well: a psychiatrist is a medical doctor who may or may not practice psychoanalysis; a social worker can provide psychodynamic therapy but isn’t defined by following Freud’s teachings; and a lobotomy is a surgical procedure, not a profession or therapy.