Psychoanalysis, originating in the early 20th century with Freud, reached peak popularity in 1950s America, largely influenced by the conformist cultural climate post-World War II.
Despite their belief in immunity to their patients' emotional problems, psychoanalysts, having undergone extensive personal therapy training, were not immune to emotional issues in their own lives.
People outside the field often speculated if emotional illness could be contagious, questioning whether psychoanalysts could withstand the emotional burdens of their work without being affected.
The rigorous training for psychoanalysts, involving 300 hours on the couch, equipped them to manage the emotional complexities of their patients through the process of transference.
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