Free association

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A psychoanalytic technique developed by Sigmund Freud in which a patient verbalizes thoughts without censorship, allowing unconscious material to surface.

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Mentioned once in The Impossible Dream.

The Impossible Dream

Season 4 · Episode 3 · S04E03

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“Perhaps you should tackle this from a free-association standpoint.”
— Niles

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