SOC SCI H1F Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Oedipus Complex, Psychosexual Development, Major Disaster
2 Mar 2017
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Freud personally introduced psychoanalysis to us by giving 5 lectures at clark. University in 1909: explained major tenets of psychoanalysis, addressed infantile sexuality and feared topic would offend puritanical attitude of lectured about hysteria, dreams, repression, trauma, and treatment methods. Americans: audience composed of many distinguished scholars representing sciences, philosophy, and medicine. Got along very well with females but not with males. Had a very difficult time with his father. Freud"s main message at clark university: common belief in psychiatry before 1909 all mental disorders were due to lesions located somewhere in nervous system inheriting weak nervous system. He fell in love with her terminated therapy early. Bertha sent to mental institution and made full recovery without help from. Freud and breuer falsely reported that this technique of talking cure of repressed trauma causing emotional release is basis of cure of disorder of hysteria.
