UNI101Y1 Study Guide - Erogenous Zone, Autoeroticism, Oedipus Complex
6 Jan 2014
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Freud believed hypnosis was the only way you could access the unconscious life. Freud believed there was a shameful cause for any type of neurosis, but the cause could only be revealed under hypnosis and brought into the conscious realm, at which point it can be dealt with. Freud"s work is developmental and changes over time because he based his theories on encounters with specific cases, so his ideas evolved with time. Freud"s introductory lectures on psychoanalysis were mostly intended for doctors, lawyers, etc. to explain sanity or insanity in court cases. Freud thought that sexuality is developmental (as opposed to biological) It"s not just inborn; it changes and develops over time. Sexuality isn"t constant; it begins shortly after birth and changes with time. Libido is the drive through which the instinct manifests itself; it undergoes change, takes different objects, and is not fix in intensity or position, and involved satisfaction and its fulfillment.
