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Freud'
searlyworkinpsychologyandpsychoanalysisendeavoredtounderstandandcurethehumanmindbymeansofhypnosis.Freud'
sinitialexposuretohypnosisinaclinicalsettingwasoverthewinterof1885-1886,whenhestudiedinPariswithJean-MartinCharcot,arenownedFrenchprofessorofneurology.Charcot'
sworkcenteredonthecausesofhysteria,adisorderwhichcouldcauseparalysisandextremefits.Hesoondiscoveredthatthesymptomsofhysteriacouldbeinducedinnonhystericsbyhypnoticsuggestionandthatthesymptomsofhystericscouldbealleviatedortransformedbyhypnoticsuggestion.Thisrancontrarytothethen-prevalentbeliefthathysteriahadphysiologicalcauses;
itsuggestedthatadeeper,unseenlevelofconsciousnesscouldaffectanindividual'
sconsciousconduct.
In1886FreudstartedaclinicalpracticeinneuropsychologyatBerggasse.Heusedthisconsultingroomforalmostfiftyyears.AboutthesametimeFreudbegananotherassociationwithaViennesephysiciannamedJosefBreuer.In1893Breuerhadpresentedapapertitled'
StudiesinHysteria.'
InessenceBreuerstatedthatforgottentraumas,painfulincidentsthathadleftapsychologicalscar,wereresponsibleforwhatwasatthattimecalledhysteria.Itwas,Breuerwrote,theundischargedemotionalenergyassociatedwiththeseforgottentraumasthatweretherootcauseofhysteria.Usinghypnotictechniques,Breuerhelpedsomepatientstore-enact,andthusrecall,theoriginaltraumaticincident,andintegrateitintolong-termmemory.Indoingsotheemotionalchargewasreleased.Thisemotionallyintensetransferofamemoryfromtheunconscioustotheconsciousisknownascatharsisorabreaction-aneffectivemethodwhichseemstocorroborateFreud'
stheoriesontheunconsciousmind.
Freudadoptedthispracticeatfirstbutitwasnotuntilhebeganallowinghispatientstofreelyassociateideaswithwhatevercametomind,thathereallyexploredspontaneousabreaction.Heabandonedhypnosisinfavorofconsciouspsychoanalysis,firstwiththetechniqueoffreeassociation,theneventuallywithhiswell-knowntechniqueofobservational,couch-basedpsychoanalysis.
Freudhimselfsufferedboutsofdeepanxiety,anditwaspartlythisthatledhimtoexploretheconnectionbetweenassociationofideasanddreams.Freudnoticedthatpatientswouldoftenfindaconnectionbetweenthedirectionoftheirassociationsandadreamtheyhadexperienced.Heaidedhispatientstouncoverandfollowbothobviousandhiddenassociationsandemotionsconnectedwiththedreamoccurrences.Freudwasabletomakethebreakthroughintoseeingtheconnectionswithsexualfeelings,withearlychildhoodtrauma,andwiththesubtletiesofthehumanpsyche.
ForFreud,dreamsweretheroyalroadtotheunconscious.Hebegantoanalyzedreamsinordertounderstandaspectsofpersonalityastheyrelatetopathology.
Hebelievedthatbehaviorwasnotachanceoccurrence;
everyactionandthoughtismotivatedbytheunconscious
atsomelevel.In
ordertoliveinacivilizedsociety,peoplehaveatendencytohold
back
theirurgesandrepresstheirimpulses.However,theseurgesandimpulsesmustbereleasedinsomeway;
theyhaveawayofcomingtothesurfaceindisguisedform:
onewaytheyarereleasedisthroughdreams.Freuddiscoveredthattheelementsinasubject'
sdreamtendtobeparticularlyclosetorepressedunconsciouscontentandthatfreeassociationsstartingfromthosedreamelementsquicklyencountertopicscausingemotionalarousalastheunconsciousisstimulated,followedbyresistancetothosefeelings.HerevolutionizedthestudyofdreamswithhisworkTheInterpretationOfDreams.
Whileofuniquehistoricalinterest,manyofFreud'
sideashavefallenoutoffavororhavebeenmodifiedbyNeo-Freudians,althoughatthecloseofthe20thcentury,advancesinthefieldofneurologybegantoshowevidenceformanyofhistheories,andthetheoryofEgodefensemechanismshasreceivedempiricalvalidation.Freud'
smethodsandideasremainimportantinclinicalpsychodynamicapproaches.
RecentexperimentsindicatethataGSRMeterwillrespondtocertainitems(people,things,situations,statements)inaperson'
sdreams,indicatingtheseareemotionallycharged,eventhoughthepersonmaynotnormallybeconsciousofsuchareaction.ThisprovidessomevalidationofFreud'
sideasondreaminterpretation.Jung'
sfirstcontactwithFreudwastosendhimacopyofhisworkonwordassociationusingaprimitivepsychogalvanometer.
Note:
Inalargerhistoricalcontext,FreudrespondedtotheriseofirrationalpoliticalforcesinEuropethatappealedtounconscious,uncontrolled,andultimatelydestructivementalforcesthateventuallydominatedthemiddleofthetwentiethcenturyinEurope.Freudwishedtodeviseamethodthatwouldbringtheunconsciousunderthecontroloftherationalconscious.Othertrendswithindepthpsychology,art,andpoliticssoughtquiteonthecontrarytoreleasetheunconsciouspowers,dreams,andnightmaresandallowthemtodominatetheconscious.
Asaresultofhisclinicalexperience,Freuddevelopedamodelofthehumanpersonalitywhichhasstoodthetestoftime.ManyofthetermsFreudintroduced,suchasEgo,Superego,theIdandtheUnconsciousarethereforestillusedincontemporarypsychology.MindDevelopmentusesmanyofthesetermstodescribepersonalitystructures,hencethefollowingpaper.
sbasicconceptwasaconstructofthehumanpsycheasanorderlyprogressionthroughthedevelopmentalstagesofchildhoodtofinalmaturationinadultlife.
Asapracticingneurologist,hewasmuchinvolvedwiththe'
hysteric'
typesprevalentinViennesesocietyatthattime,theturnofthecentury.Hisscientifictraining,backedupbypenetratinginsightandgenius,compelledhimtoseekcausesandtohim,mentaldisturbancesseemedtohavetheirrootsinearlychildhoodincidents.InFreud'
sday,EuropeansocietywasstillsmartingfrombeingtoppledfromitsthroneatthecenteroftheuniversebyCopernicusandDarwin.NowFreudwasimplyingthatMan'
sgodlikeintellectwas"
nomoredesignedtodiscoveringtruththanaPig'
ssnout"
(HGWells).Freud'
sassaultupontheinnocenceofchildhoodcausedafurorewhichhasnotdieddowneventoday.
TheStructureofthePersonality
sorientationwasbiological,anaturalresultofhismedicaltrainingandoftheperiodinwhichhebeganhiswork.Hisconceptionoftheindividualwasasareservoirofdynamicenergy,continuouslyseekingameansofdischargeandinturncontinuouslyneedingreplenishment.ThisveritablestorehouseofenergyhecalledtheLibido,thegeneticallyinherentenergyempoweringthelifeinstinct.Theinstinctualdrivetowardssurvivalandreplacementofenergyrequirestranslationintomorespecifictermssuchas'
food,love,security'
etc.
Instinctsdriveanddirectbehavior,thegoalofwhichisthesatisfactionofneedsderivedfromtheinstincts.Needscreatetension,andbehaviorisdirectedtowardsreductionofthistension.ThisconceptofneedsiscalledthePleasurePrinciple,theattempttokeepexcitationortensionaslowaspossible.Inpracticethisisthedesireforimmediategratification.FreudascribedtheappropriatedirectionalfunctioningtowhathetermedtheId,whichincludedothergeneticallyinherentfeatures,suchastheimpulsetoloveandtoseekgratification.TheIdstrivestobringaboutthesatisfactionofinstinctualneedsonthebasisofthepleasureprinciple.TheIdrepresentstheinnerworldthathasnoknowledgeofobjectivereality.Itspsychicprocessesareprimaryprocesses-undirectedattemptsatimmediatesatisfaction.Itisnotgovernedbylogic;
itcontainscontradictoryyetco-existentimpulses.Itistheindividual'
sprimarysubjectiverealityattheunconsciouslevel.
TheIdcandonomorethanformulateanecessity,sotheEgoisinvoked.ItdevelopsfromtheIdbecauseoftheorganism'
sneedtocopewithexternalrealityforthesatisfactionofitsinstinctualrequirements.FreuddescribedtheEgoasaregulatingagentandanintermediary,registeringdemandsandmeetingrequirements,whichinturnnecessitatescoordinationwiththeenvironment-theworldofreality.Althoughitseekspleasureandtheavoidanceofpain,theEgoisundertheinfluenceoftheRealityPrinciple,whichisthedelayofimmediategratificationinrecognitionofsocialrequirementsorhigherneeds.Itoperatesbymeansofsecondaryprocesses-perception,problemsolving,andrepression-thatis,realistic,logicalthinkingandrealitytesting.
Thepleasureprincipledrivesonetoseekpleasureandtoavoidpain.However,asonematures,onelearnstobereasonableaboutthisbecauseoftheexigenciesandobstaclesofreality,whichneedtobetakenaccountoftobeabletoobtainpleasureinthelongerterm.Aninner-directedpersontakesanobjectiveandrationalaccountofrealitytofulfilltheneedsoflife(seeMaslow),workingtowardahighergoalofindividuationthroughself-actualization.
fromtheviewpointofMindDevelopment,theEgomayberegardedastheconsciousidentitycurrentlymanifestedbytheBeing:
theEgoisalwayssmallerthantheSelf,i.e.thecompletepersonalitycomprisingId,EgoandSuperego,whichisitselfasub-setofthetranspersonalorHigherSelf.
TheEgoisamatureadultfunction,butuntiltheEgoisfullydeveloped,themultifarioussafetyandacceptancedemandsofthe