So, after all of the Freud info. we received this week... I was kind of shocked to realize that after all my years of college, I never even realized that Freud was married. Not only that, but he had 6 kids in his first 9 years of marriage. I guess this shocked me since many times Freud is shown throughout history as someone whose ideas are so far off base, they seem unbelievable. And yet he was a family man too.
I wonder how his wife felt about his ideas on "penis envy" and the oedipal complex. I always assumed he was a single man, possibly against women and their place in society---so imagine my surprise to learn he was a family man.
Also, I found it interesting that it seems like America took a greater interest to Freud than the medical profession in England did. How is Freud perceived in history books in Austria, Paris, and England compared to ours in America? Is there such an emphasis on him in those areas of the world?
After taking this class so far, I'm finding that my opinions on who the most influential person in psychology was is now shifting. When the semester first started, the only person I could think of was Freud, but now I wonder just how influential he really was compared to some of the rest....
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That's funny, because I was thinking the same thing after watching that movie. I can never imagine him functioning well with a family, and from the looks of the movie, he didn't seem to.
ReplyDeleteI also think that info on Karen Horney is very interesting, she is a strange lady