Presented by Arockia Dinesh F10001 Alphonsa Irene Fernando F10003 Binitha Mathews F10005 Biron DSouza F10006
During this self-analysis, he came to realize a hostility he felt towards his father
He also became convinced that he had developed sexual feelings towards his mother in infancy ("between two and two and a half years)
A psychologist argues that Freuds account of his self-analysis shows that he had
remembered only a long train journey, from whose duration he deduced that he might have seen his mother undressing, and that Freuds memory was an artificial reconstruction
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Based upon the theories and work of Sigmund Freud, who founded the school of psychology known as psychoanalysis
Looks at how the unconscious mind influences thoughts and behaviors irrational drives Bringing drives into awareness - psychological resistance in the form of defence mechanisms. Influence of early childhood experiences Conflicts between conscious view of reality and unconscious material - mental disturbances Skilled guidance bring into consciousness
Application
Anxiety disorders
phobias, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder to assist the client in coming to terms with their own id impulses to recognize the origin of their current anxiety in childhood relationships that are being relived in adulthood
Depression
loss every child experiences when realizing separateness from parents early in childhood Recalling & untangling the fixations that have built up around it
Criticisms
Untestable All Freud's theories are built upon their own internal logic which cannot be proved either way. Internally consistent, yes, but externally un-provable. Thus, little or no scientific worth. No Predictive Value Even if we know that someone had no father figure against whom to compete for his mother's affection, what does that tell us about his future behaviour? Tiny Sample Theory not based on a large sample of people, or tested under experimental conditions with control groups, etc. Freud's patients were largely wealthy hysterical Victorian middle-class women in Vienna in the late 1800s. Therefore, from such a narrow group, the theory is applied universally. It is presented as an all-encompassing malecentred theory.
Criticisms
Neologisms Freud invented many new terms, but rarely defined exactly what he meant - thus open to such wide interpretation (but some would see that as its great attraction). The more vague the terms, then the more people are free to apply them to their own needs. Metaphysical abstract throughout - not testable via empirical methods. Personal Projection of Freud's own life, fantasies and conflict with his own father (Oedipus Complex).