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		<description><![CDATA[Why does the &#8220;talking cure&#8221; pioneered by Sigmund Freud and his students help relieve anxiety, depression and other mental illnesses?
Freud famously taught that psychotherapy helped the patient achieve catharsis, or purging of the emotions.  This was helpful, Freud thought, because he imagined that our emotions exist in a closed hydraulic system like a steam [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diyscholar.wordpress.com&blog=2351935&post=2143&subd=diyscholar&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re looking for some writing inspiration, tips on technique, or just some insight into how authors and playwrights get their ideas and set to work, here are a couple of good online options.
Creative Writing, Open University (iTunes)
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