Freud = Genius??

Sunday, June 26th, 2005 at 3:50 pm

So I am in the final stages of my studying for tomorrow's "Term 3 Exam #2," which is half Behavioral Sciences (Psych), and one half Epidemiology/Health Systems. Of course they had to mention Freud and his theories in the Behavioral section. I found some of the dream symbols he came up with interesting: (May not be appropriate for children.)

  • Smooth-fronted house = Male body
  • House with ledges/balconies = Female body
  • Small animals = children

Ok, so far I can see that making sense. But then it just gets weird:

  • Playing with children = masturbation
  • Baldness/tooth extraction = castration
  • Climbing stairs/ladders; driving cars; crossing bridges = sexual intercourse

And Freud is supposed to be a genius, the so-called "Father of Modern Psychology?" Hmpf, no wonder I never put much stock in this voodoo mumbo-jumbo…

(No offense to modern psychologists/psychiatrists — I am sure current methods of psychological diagnosis and treatment are much more scientifically-based than those of Victorian-era Vienna.)


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Gabi Says:
June 27th, 2005 at 9:02 am

Michael Jackson must be a Freud fan. :twisted: Mom

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sonja Says:
June 27th, 2005 at 9:54 am

add losing the eyes to castration anxiety, according to freud heh…most psych profs don´t even like to/bother teaching Freud anymore because they think his theories were wack…although some make sense in some ways….pretty sure Freud was a nympho though, and living in a victorian area, he had to sublimate his own drives somehow, so maybe by making sexual drive theories?

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