PSYCHOANALYSIS 4
This chapter explores the unconscious processes and how they lead to mental wellness as a part of psychoanalysis. It is believed that psychoanalysis existed even before Sigmund Freud came to officiate the doctrine. It began back in the 15th century with Leibniz who elaborated that the awareness could vary from apperception to petite perceptions. The doctrine continued to grow with more discoveries by various psychoanalysts until the emergence of Freud who came up with various aspects as psychological causes of mental illness such as infertile sexuality.
The knowledge of Freud about psychoanalysis had been influenced through his friend Breuer who had treated a woman with symptoms that were linked to hysteria. Later the method of free association was developed through fraud after he discovered that placing his hand on a patient’s forehead during hypnosis contributed to his memory. He then discovered that their minds would work if he just gave them a platform to speak openly. The psychological phenomena were explained in a neurophysical way through Freud’s project for Scientific Psychology. His application of the psychological model marked the establishment of psychoanalysis after his project was not published.
Through self-analysis, he was able to relate childhood sexual experiences with psychology. At this point, he established the Oedipus complex through his memory of his love towards his mother and jealousy towards his father when he was younger. He was also able to explain parapraxes in which according to him all behavior is usually triggered unconsciously. He also made clear boundaries between the unconscious, preconscious and conscious through his theory of personality where he explained the concepts of the Id, the Ego, and the Super Ego. Where he concluded that the only way humans are different from animals is through their aspect of the superego.
Sigmund Freud uses various theories and even personal experiences to explain psychoanalysis. The Oedipus complex in psychology is essential in understanding the psychology of children, and the relation of human beings to the opposite sex. His theory of personality is also useful in psychology in that it helps in self-discovery and induces the feeling self-value for human beings.
Bibliography
Hergenhahn, B. R., & Henley, T. (2013). An introduction to the history of psychology. Cengage Learning.