Sigmund Freud father of Psychoanalysis

1. SIGMUND
FREUD’S
THEORIES

2. Sigmund Freud
(1856-1939)

3. Sigmund Freud
(1856-1939)
• Sigmund Freud was an
Austrian neurologist and the
founder of psychoanalysis.
• Clearly the unconcious
mind is the key of Freud’s
belief.

4. THEORY OF PSYCHOANALYSIS
• Freud uses the psychoanalysis in 1896 to described his patients in
treating in underlying theories
• Some ways Freud attempted to uncover repressed feelings through:
FREE ASSOCIATION - the patience was told to speak freely
TRANSFERENCE - redirect emotions/feelings about one person
into another person.

5. Freud's Theory of Talk Therapy
Freud’s theory of talk therapy, also known as psychoanalytic
therapy, is based on the idea that simply talking about
problems can help alleviate them. Freud believed that the
unconscious mind influences a person’s thoughts, feelings,
and behaviors, and that by bringing these unconscious
thoughts to the surface, a person can gain insight into their
problems and work through them.

6. Bertha Pappenheim
• Also known as Anna O.

7. Freud's Theory of the
Psyche

8. Freud's Theory of Personality
Id Ego Superego
The id is the most
primitive and
unconscious part
of the psyche,
driven by the
pleasure principle
and the desire for
immediate
gratification of all
desires, wants,
and needs.
The ego operates
in the conscious
mind and
mediates between
the id and the
superego. It is
responsible for
rational thinking
and problem-
solving.
The superego is
the moral or
ethical
framework that
regulates how the
ego operates. It is
responsible for
the development
of a person’s
sense of right and
wrong.

9. Freud's Theory of Defense Mechanisms
Freud’s theory of defense mechanisms is based
on the idea that people use unconscious
psychological responses to protect themselves
from feelings of anxiety, threats to self-esteem,
and things that they don’t want to think about
or deal with.

10. Some of the Most Common Defense
Mechanisms
1. Denial: Refusing to acknowledge the existence of a problem or
situation.
2. Projection: Attributing one’s own unacceptable thoughts or
feelings to someone else.
3. Displacement: Redirecting one’s emotions or impulses from the
original source to a substitute target.
4. Regression: Reverting to an earlier stage of development in
response to stress.
5. Rationalization: Creating a logical explanation for an irrational
behavior or thought.

11. Some of the Most Common Defense
Mechanisms
6. Sublimation: Redirecting unacceptable impulses into
socially acceptable activities.
7. Repression: Pushing unwanted memories or thoughts into
the unconscious mind.
8. Reaction formation: Expressing the opposite of one’s true
feelings as a way of coping with anxiety.

12. FREUD'S THEORY OF DREAM ANALYSIS
Freud’s theory of dream analysis is based on the idea that
dreams are a window into the unconscious mind and that
they represent the unconscious desires, thoughts, and
motivations that our conscious mind represses. Freud
believed that dreams were a form of “wish fulfillment”
and that they represented the unconscious desires,
thoughts, and motivations that our conscious mind
represses

13. Two Components of Dreams
• The manifest content is the actual
content of the dream.
• The latent content is the hidden
psychological meaning behind the
dream.

14. FREUD'S THEORY OF PSYCHOSEXUAL
DEVELOPMENT
• Freud’s theory of psychosexual
development is based on the idea that
children go through a series of five
stages of psychosexual development
that lead to the development of the adult
personality

15. Five Stages of Psychosexual Development
1. Oral stage: Birth to 1 year. The focus of pleasure is on the
mouth, and the child derives pleasure from sucking, biting,
and chewing.
2. Anal stage: 1 to 3 years. The focus of pleasure is on the
anus, and the child derives pleasure from defecation and the
control of bowel movements.
3. Phallic stage: 3 to 6 years. The focus of pleasure is on the
genitals, and the child becomes aware of sexual differences
between males and females.

16. 4. Latency stage: 6 to 12 years. The child’s sexual
impulses are repressed, and the child focuses on
developing social and intellectual skills.
5. Genital stage: 12 years and beyond. The focus of
pleasure is on the genitals, and the child develops
mature sexual relationships
Five Stages of Psychosexual Development

17. The Oedipus Complex
The Oedipus complex is a psychoanalytic theory that
suggests that children have possessive sexual desires for
their opposite-sex parent while viewing their same-sex
parent as a rival and that the complex is resolved when
children overcome their incestuous and competitive
emotions and begin to view their same-sex parent as a
role model.

18. The Oedipus Complex
• A positive Oedipus complex refers to the child’s
sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and
aversion to the same-sex parent.
• A negative Oedipus complex refers to the desire for
the same-sex parent and aversion to the opposite-sex
parent.

19. IMPACT OF FREUDIAN THEORY
Freud’s theories have had a profound impact on
psychology and culture. His work has been the subject
of extensive and highly contested debate concerning its
therapeutic efficacy, its scientific status, and whether it
advances or hinders the feminist cause. Freud’s
theories have influenced the development of many
other theories and techniques for understanding the
unconscious mind.

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