Penetrating the Unconscious : Penetrating the Unconscious By:
Rana Hamed
Omar El Beltagi
Mariam Salem Sigmund Freud’s theory of the unconscious
Sigmund Freud(1856-1939) : Sigmund Freud(1856-1939) Studied medicine at the university of Vienna in 1873
Worked 12years in Vienna General Hospital
His field was specialized in nervous and brain disorder
Freud’s perspective of sexual and aggressive impulses
Interpretation of Dreams
End of his carrier was brought by deadly cancer disease on 23rd September 1939
Freud’s Interpretation of dreams : Freud’s Interpretation of dreams Concept of dreams according to his theory
Dreams do not reveal anything about the future
Dreams emphasize current complexes
Three General Hypothesis : Three General Hypothesis The Meaning of dreams
The PURPOSE of dreams
The REASON behind dreams
Slide 5 : Freud’s linkage between the human’s 3 main parts of personality and his interpretation of dreams.
The 3 main parts of personality:
- ID
- SUPER EGO
- EGO vs Interpretation of Dreams Theory of personality
What led Freud to these InnovationS ?! : What led Freud to these InnovationS ?! Freud based his ideas on observation and empirical evidence taken from his first patient; Anna O.
She developed a sequence of symptoms that appeared to be physical, but were not; it was diagnosed as ‘hysteria’.
This experience led him to write his first book on ‘hysteria’, by the time he was Breuer’s assistant. Dr. Joseph Breuer Anna O. Freud
Supporters to the Freudian Theory : Supporters to the Freudian Theory Anna Freud: (known for her book The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense)
Erik Erikson: (Freudian ego-psychologist)
Dr. Joseph Breuer: The discussions of Anna O. between Freud and Breuer were documented in their "Studies in Hysteria"
Critiques of scientific validity : Critiques of scientific validity Karl Popper
Adolf Grünbaum
Borch-Jacobsen
Juliet Mitchell
Nancy Chodorow
Jessica Benjamin
How Freud’s Theory contributed to science : How Freud’s Theory contributed to science Freud’s theory greatly impacted the development of psychotherapy and treatment methods through the course of the century
It has furthered the therapeutic field in unimaginable ways.
The modern scientific phenomenon has it roots in Freud's original psychoanalytic theory.
Progress has been made in the treatment of the mentally ill
Existence of numerous institutes, organizations, and conferences established around the world with psychoanalysis as their focus.
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