Freud revision resrouce 2
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- supporting Oedipus complex
- When 3 Hans showed an interest in his 'widdler' which Freud suggested he was going through the phallic stage of infantile sexual development and his father observed Hans developed a fear of horses which Freud suggested was a subconscious fear of his father.
- When his little sister was born, he began a fear of baths which Freud suggested was a subconscious fear that his mother will drop him in the bath.
- Data collection
- Data was collected through observations and conversations conducted by Hans' father and sent to Freud via letter.
- The father asked many leading questions, e.g. father: 'When the horse fell down did you think of your daddy?' Hans: 'Perhaps. Yes. It's possible.'
- Findings - widdler
- When 3, he developed an interest in his 'widdler' and also of those around him. He made a distinction between living and non-living things as they did not have a 'widdler'
- 'Mummy, have you got a widdler too?'
- He observed that animals had big ones, especially horse. He believed both his parents had big widdlers as they were fully grown.
- Hans had a repressed longing for his mother and focused his sexual energy on her. Father made a connection between his widdler and his phobia so said if he stopped playing with his widdler the phobia will go away
- Findings - fear of horses
- When 5, his father wrote to Freud telling him about how 'he is afraid a horse will bite him in the street, and this fear seems somehow connected with him being frightened by a large penis'
- Freud noted that his fear of horses developed after experiencing dreams about losing his mother and around that time had been warned about playing with his widdler
- Findings - Giraffe dream
- Hans had a dream: 'in the night there was a big giraffe in the room and a crumpled one: and the big one called out because i took the crumpled one away from it. Then it stopped calling out and i sat down on the crumpled one.
- Freud and father interpreted this as being a reworking of the morning exchanges in the parental bed. Hand enjoyed getting into the bed but his father objected
- Freud suggested these are 'privilege of a grown-up man' so Hans may envy his dad and want his mother;s love. Father recorded Hans saying 'Daddy don't trot away from me'
- Findings - horses and the father
- Hans was frightened of horses falling over as he witnessed this. his father asked leading questions, e.g. father: when the horse fell down did you think of your daddy? Hans: perhaps. Yes. It's possible.
- Freud said Hans' fear was actually a fear of his dad and the black around the horses mouth and blinkers in front of their eyes were symbols of father's moustache and glasses.
- Freud believed the long neck of the giraffe represented a large adult penis however Hans rejected this idea.
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