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TAMU PSYC 330 - Breuer and Freud: Studies in Hysteria
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It was claimed that Freud “appropriated” ideas of othersIn the Journal Of Psychology: Freud gives credit to Breuer to the first applications of PsychoanalysisSplit with Breuer: 1896-1897The seduction hypothesisNeurosis were generally caused at the root by sexual abuseFreud believed that the root of most of his cases were sexual molestationBreuer’s MisgivingsBreuer Renounces the HypothesisFreud never really published a paper supporting the seduction hypothesis, because a year later he too renounces the hypothesis.Freud Wrote a Letter to Fliess about why the hypothesis was falsifiedImprobability of widespread abuseThought there was way too much sexual abuseRevelations not therapeuticWhen he treated patients with cathartic method, and the root of the problem was brought to light, the patients were still not being curedUnconscious fantasy vs. realityPatients were being hypnotized, repressed memories were being revealed but it was in the unconscious state, thought the contents of the unconscious were not just memories. Thought that the unconscious could also include fantasyThe unconscious cant tall the difference between fantasy and realityCame to the conclusion that the patients had unacceptable fantasies (deemed unacceptable by society)Few seductions in severe psychosesFreud didn’t treat psychoses, Freud developed that hypothesis that people with psychoses had contents of the unconscious flooding the conscious.Interpretation of Dreams (1900)“The Interpretation of Dreams”-Sigmund FreudAbandonment of hypothesisLaid out a theory of personalityAdvocated against the use of hypnosesRecommend: “Free Association”: people associating freely.Wanted associations to be free, so Freud stop using “leading questions” and imposing his own belief of what he thought the issue was.Wanted to help the patients search forthe meaning of their associationsResistance: evidence of unconscious interference in the association processThe goal of trying to help people with problem: uncover stripped back repression, to replace an unconscious motivation with rational acts of judgmentTopographic Model of PersonalityRepresented as a ice bergThe unconscious includes instinct and the unconscious operates according to instincts.Pleasure Principle: the org instinctually asks a organized question;The idea that were in a state of tension, and the pleasure principle relieves that tensionReality Principle: consensual view of what’s going on in reality and how do we accommodate for this?Both of these principles operate against each other and the personality is in constant conflict with each otherFreud thought that the personality represented energyLibido: tied to sexual energyThe Meaning of DreamsWhy do humans dream? What is the point of dreaming?Freud thought that dreams were evidence of the unconsciousProof of the existence of the unconscious“Dreams are a royal road to the knowledge of the unconscious mind”- FreudTypes of dream contentThe Manifest Content: the things you rememberThe Latent Content: what is actually dreamtLecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture I. Psychodynamic Model II. Sigmund Freuda. BackgroundIII. Sigmund Freud’s Ambitions, 1885-1894IV. Breuer and Freud (1895)Outline of Current Lecture V. Split with Breuera. Seduction Hypothesis b. Breuer’s Misgivings VI. Interpretation of Dreams a. Abandonment of Hypothesisi. Free Associationii. Resistance b. Topographic Model of Personality i. Pleasure Principleii. Reality Principle c. The Meaning of Dreams i. Manifest Content ii. Latent Content Current Lecture It was claimed that Freud “appropriated” ideas of others - In the Journal Of Psychology: Freud gives credit to Breuer to the first applications of Psychoanalysis Split with Breuer: 1896-1897The seduction hypothesiso Neurosis were generally caused at the root by sexual abuse Freud believed that the root of most of his cases were sexual molestation - Breuer’s Misgivings - Breuer Renounces the Hypothesiso Freud never really published a paper supporting the seduction hypothesis,because a year later he too renounces the hypothesis.o Freud Wrote a Letter to Fliess about why the hypothesis was falsified PSYC 330 1st Edition Improbability of widespread abuse  Thought there was way too much sexual abuse  Revelations not therapeutic When he treated patients with cathartic method, and the root of the problem was brought to light, the patients were still notbeing cured Unconscious fantasy vs. reality  Patients were being hypnotized, repressed memories were being revealed but it was in the unconscious state, thought the contents of the unconscious were not just memories. Thought that the unconscious could also include fantasy- The unconscious cant tall the difference between fantasy and reality- Came to the conclusion that the patients had unacceptable fantasies (deemed unacceptable by society) Few seductions in severe psychoses Freud didn’t treat psychoses, Freud developed that hypothesis that people with psychoses had contents of the unconscious flooding the conscious. Interpretation of Dreams (1900)- “The Interpretation of Dreams”-Sigmund Freudo Abandonment of hypothesis Laid out a theory of personality  Advocated against the use of hypnoses  Recommend: “Free Association”: people associating freely. Wanted associations to be free, so Freud stop using “leading questions” and imposing his own belief of what he thought the issue was.- Wanted to help the patients search for the meaning of their associationsResistance: evidence of unconscious interference in the association process  The goal of trying to help people with problem: uncover stripped back repression, to replace an unconscious motivation with rational acts of judgment o Topographic Model of Personality  Represented as a ice berg These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. The unconscious includes instinct and the unconscious operates according to instincts.o Pleasure Principle: the org instinctually asks a organized question; The idea that were in a state of tension, and the pleasure principle relieves that tension  Reality Principle: consensual view of what’s going on in reality and how do we accommodate for this? Both of these principles operate against each other and the personality is in constant conflict with each


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