PSYC 1010 Lecture 5: Lecture 5 - Criticisms against Freud’s Theory
18 Oct 2018
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Date: october 5, 2018: children aren"t as vulnerable to trauma as freud believed. Modern refute: children aren"t neurologically prepared for trauma, isn"t as devastating: freud underestimated peer influence. Modern refute: we develop gender identity earlier than what freud believed. Modern refute: happens earlier than 4 years of age: sexual inhibition has decreased over time, but psychological disorders haven"t decreased. Modern refute: there is not a decrease in neurological disorders related to sexual. Hangups as the world becomes more sexually liberal: his theory cannot predict later behaviour. Modern refute: freud"s theory provided after the incident evidence, not able to accurately predict later behaviour: repression is not as common as freud believed. Modern refute: when people experience trauma, they have enhanced memories, they are not repressed similar to ptsd. The study of personality is the oldest study of psychology: prenology: the study of personality that involves the study of the skull. Early study of personality: study of body type determine personality:
