“A person's behavior, whether normal or abnormal, is determined in large part by underlying psychological forces of which he or she is not consciously aware. » (Comer, 2011, p. 37) The psychodynamic model is the oldest and most famous model used to diagnose and treat abnormal behaviors; its goal is to discover the problem hidden in the past events of a person's life. In this article, I will discuss the life of Kurt Cobain, describing his diagnosis based on the five axes of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV TR, and what his possible treatment might have been, all from a point of view from a psychodynamic point of view. Throughout his childhood, Cobain was a sick child, suffering from bronchitis, his parents' divorce, and living in a "depressed and dying lodging town" (Ronson, 1996). At the age of ten, Cobain suffered from the loss of security and constant moving between homes due to his parents' divorce. (Soylent Communications, 2010) His parents were mostly absent because they were working class; Cobain was the “son of a mechanic and a waitress.” (Soylent Communications, 2010) Growing up as a working class kid really put Cobain in a place where he was deprived of a lot of things and had to meet his own needs, emotionally and physically. Cobain found friendship with Krist Novoselic, who had similar dreams and interests in punk music. (Soylent Communications, 2010) The depressing boarding town of Aberdeen, Washington, left Cobain with nothing but the scars of repeated instances of abuse from the children at his school. Cobain dropped out of high school to pursue his dreams in his bands. Aberdeen was a dying city and nothing new was happening there. Cobain however had his breath... middle of paper ... show that we care about him and want to provide stability in his life. It is important for a therapist to share things about themselves and give their honest opinion in order to put the patient at ease and trust them. (Comer, 2011, p. 43) I believe that although this would only be the beginning of his therapy, there may be a need for medication later if free association does not work, even though he would have medication on rehabilitation prescription to help him. becoming clean for good without the painful side effects of stopping the medication. Therapy in the beginning is a necessity to move on to the later stages of treatment, free combination therapy would make up the majority of his recovery and would work quite well. I see that this therapy would bring him what he never had in life, stability.