Freud- Little Hans

Question 1

What is ID

Answer 1

strives to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive drives

operates on the pleasure principle, demanding immediate gratification

Question 2

What is meany by ego

Answer 2

It operates on the reality principle,

satisfying the id’s desires in ways that will realistically bring pleasure rather than pain

Question 3

What is superego

Answer 3

represents internalized ideals and provides standards for judgment (the conscience) and for future aspirations

Question 4

Procedure

Answer 4

To use a case study and dream analysis. Information came from Han’s dad, who was a follower of Freud

Question 5

Results (4)

Answer 5

Hans’ fear of horses represented a fear of his father

-The black harness round the horses mouth represented his father’s moustache

• The dream about the plumber replacing Hans’ penis represented the resolution of the Oedipal

-His fear of drowning in the bath represented his wish for his sister to die

Question 6

esearch method

Answer 6

Case study

Question 7

The giraffe fantasy

Answer 7

there was a big giraffe and a crumpled one, the big one called out because he took the crumpled one away. Then he sat ontop of the crumpled one

Question 8

freudian interpretation of the giraffe fantasy

Answer 8

The long neck of the big giraffe represented his father, the crumpled giraffe his mother. It represented Hans’ desire for his mothers genital organ.