Freuds Study Flashcards
Background of the study
Wolfman approached Freud about his depression. Freud used psychoanalysis to explain and treat wolfmans psychological problems
Method: design
Case study
He carried out a series of interviews over four years
Longitudinal study
Method: sample
Sergi pankerjeff a rich Russian in his 20’s.
His sister and father committed suicide which was the leading cause of his depression
Procedure
Wolfman explained his dream
Results: manifest and latent
Manifest; tree
Latent: Christmas tree and the wolves are there instead of present
Manifest: white wolves
Latent: white underwear and bedsheet of parents
Manifest: upright position of wolves
Latent: position of the dad
Conclusion
The unconfined can have significant effect on behaviour
Criticism
Sample size to small to generalise. It’s not reliable to base a theory of dreams which is suppose to apply to all on the case of one person.
Wolfman may only represent people with mental heath issues. Even if we make generalisations based on Wolfman they may not apply to people with good mental health
There is no way of knowing the accuracy of dream recall. It relies on Wolfman to accurately remember the dream. Freud could be analysing things that never happened in the dream