Here is a good link I found with information about Neo Freudians.
http://allpsych.com/personalitysynopsis/psychodynamic.html
I am always very interested in the work of Freud. I always wonder why his studies lead him to the beliefs and principals he developed. I think it is very interesting that every time I read about a new view or idea (such as Freud's psychoanalytic theory0 I find myself trying to fit it to my own life. Sometimes it is easy to find examples abd other times I have to stretch a few things to make it fit. Whenever you introduce some new explanation for the way people behave it is only natural for people to search for the evidence in their own lives. This could be why people have such strong feelings one way or another, either they can identify these ideas in their own life or, in Freud's case, are so disgusted by the ideas that they refuse to accept them. I believe that we can use Freud's ideas to explain some of our behavior and development, but we can alo use many other theories out there. Every person is different and it is impossible to develope one theory that encompasses everything about everyone.
I really liked the work of Karen Horney. It really seemed like she jsut took a lot of Freud's ideas and through them back in his face. I like how she flipped the idea of women being jeaslous of men for having a penis into men being jealous of women for having a womb. I am not sure if she truely believed all of these ideas or if she merely used them to state how rediculous some of Freud's ideas were. I also liked how she stood up and said that men intentially maintained sexual barriers in society because they were threatened by women. She really tried to use her knowledge and field to stand up for women's rights and point out a lot of issues that were not fair for women at the time.
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I too really enjoy the work of Karen Horney. I first learned about her last semester in Greg's class, and I thought it was great that a woman was able to flip Freud's ideas around and make them appear ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteI also remember her talking about how even men's clothing reflects their yearning to have a womb. The bow tie is representative of the women's privates etc... I love how she was able to twist all the ideas around, especially with someone as talked about as Freud was.
It shows that not everyone was fond of Freud's opinions, which makes me wonder why he's such a strong focus in American history of psychology? I realize he has some interesting interpretations, but many of his ideas can't even be studied, while plenty of others ideas can be.