Prior to his use of free association, Freud unsuccessfully tried to make use of

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Before Freud's development of free association, he attempted to use hypnosis as a means of accessing his patients' unconscious thoughts and experiences. However, he found that hypnosis was not effective for all patients and that they sometimes exhibited resistance to being hypnotized. This led him to develop the technique of free association instead.

Prior to His Use of Free Association, Freud Unsuccessfully Tried