1. Much of Freud’s theory concerns explaining the
pathologies of the mind, neuroses, hysteria, etc. What, implicitly and
explicitly constitutes a healthy, ideal mind for Freud? What role does the id,
ego and superego play in this?
2. What is sublimation and why does it become important in
Freud’s theory of society?
3. Freud called his theory of the unconscious a ‘third
wound’ to man’s self-esteem (pride). the first two were administered by
Copernicus and Darwin. What might he have meant?
4. In speaking of psychological phenomena, Freud often says
that one must proceed as if everything was determined by natural causes. What
does he mean, and what contrast is he making?
5. Freud built a theory of the human mind by looking at its
pathologies in clinical situations. How might one criticize this as a method to
build a science?
application 1: How
would Freud’s tripartite division of a person’s thinking (id, ego, superego) help sort out the questions in a decision to
take pleasure-yielding drugs?
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