The Schlomo Biography May 6 1856 Sep 23 1939 Born in Moravia Austrian Empire Brought up Jewish Philosopher Psychiatrist Neurologist Education and Influences Studied medicine at University of Vienna 9 years ID: 432106
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Sigmund Freud
The
SchlomoSlide2
Biography
May 6, 1856 – Sep. 23, 1939
Born in Moravia, Austrian Empire
Brought up JewishPhilosopher, Psychiatrist, NeurologistSlide3
Education and Influences
Studied medicine at University of Vienna – 9 years
Private practice in neurology, earning M.D. degree in 1881
Anna Freud, Jacques Lacan
, Wilhelm Reich, Karl Marx, Frankfurt School (criticized society and culture)Slide4
Philosophy and Ideas
Psychoanalysis
Cocaine
Unconscious mindPsychosexual developmentId, Ego, and Super-EgoSlide5
Psychoanalysis
Bringing repressed thoughts and feelings into consciousness in order to free the patient from suffering repetitive distorted emotions.
He proposed that unconscious memories of infantile sexual abuse were at the root of psychoneuroses
In his studies, he found evidence that repressed thoughts were caused by early sexual abuse that people were unaware of.
The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund FreudSlide6
Cocaine
Proponent of cocaine as a stimulant and analgesic
Belief: Cocaine is a cure for many mental and physical problems
He used it himself as an antidepressantOn Coca
(1884)
– extolled the virtues of coke.Slide7
Unconscious Mind
U
nconscious mind and understanding conscious thought and behavior
Dreams – the “royal road to the unconscious” (metaphor)The Interpretation of Dreams (1899)
–
proposed a method for entering the unconscious
People when in repression, hide painful memories in their unconscious mind
Unaware of buried memories/traumatic experiencesSlide8
Psychosexual Development
Oedipus complex – emotions and ideas that the mind keeps in the unconscious – that concentrate upon a boy’s desire to sexually possess his mother and kill his father
Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality
– people desire incest and must repress the desire
Abandoned seduction theory – childhood sexual abuse causing depression
Adopted Oedipus complex as the primary cause of hysteria and other neurotic symptomsSlide9
Theory on Sexual Desire
Three stages of sexual desire
1. Oral stage – infant’s pleasure in nursing
2. Anal stage – toddler’s pleasure in evacuating bowels3. Phallic stage (age 3-6) – exploring other people’s genitalia, developing curiosity, and understanding the physical difference between male and female.
Then the child focuses on the mother (Oedipus complex) but eventually repressed emotionsSlide10
The phallus
Phallus – penis
Unconscious desires the phallus
Males afraid of losing phallus to another maleFemales always desire phallus (an
unfulfillable
desire)
So boys resent fathers (castration) and girls desire theirs.Slide11
Id, ego, and super-ego
The Ego and the Id (1923)
- human psyche divided into 3 parts – id, ego, and superego
Id – impulsive, child-like portion of the psyche; operates on “pleasure principle”Ego – balance of id and super-ego; desired stage
Super-ego – moral component of the psycheSlide12
Famous Quotes
"I found in myself a constant love for my mother, and jealousy of my father. I now consider this to be a universal event in
childhood.”
“Just as no one can be forced into belief, so no one can be forced into unbelief
.”
“From error to error, one discovers the entire truth.
”
The sexual life of adult women is a “dark continent” for psychology.Slide13
Why listen to Freud?
Father of psychoanalysis
His concept of the unconscious mind is believed by many in the field
Obtaining access to the “core” (unconscious mind) would lead to countless advancements in understanding
Id, Ego, and Superego complex is observed everydaySlide14
Iceberg Metaphor
Explains the psyche’s parts in relation to one another.
10% of iceberg is visible – conscious mind
90% is below water (preconscious and unconscious)Slide15Slide16
Bibliography
http://www.danceyourlife.eu/sourcesofbiodanza/SigmundFreud.
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http://www.iep.utm.edu/freud
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http://faculty.frostburg.edu/mbradley/psyography/sigmundfreud1.
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http://www.freudfile.org
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