Freuds Theories Flashcards

Question

Finding of Little Hans study

Answer 1

- Mainly based on qualitative data - Hans appeared to have an early interest in 'widdlers' - noticed mother n baby sis didn't have one - when he had his hand on his widdler his mum threatened to chop it off - dreamt about him and a girl sharing widdling also dreamt about his bottom and having children and wiping their bottoms - Hans father was away a lot so he slept in his mothers bed a lot, when his father wasn't away Hans wished he was dead - his mother bathed him - Hans developed a fear of white horses with black marks on the eyes and mouth, he was scared they would bite him, he wouldn't go out if there was one in the street - Hans was jealous of his baby sister - Hans was afraid of going underwater - dreamt of a plumber taking his bottom and widdler away and bringing him new ones - Little Hans played with dolls- him as the father, his mother as the mother, his dad as the grandfather

Answer 2

- Hans talking about widdlers and asking to see other peoples was him comparing and trying to understand himself - dream about wiping bottoms = wanted to help children as Hans remembered he enjoyed it when he was younger - focus on wanting to be with his mother and wanting his father dead = Oedipus complex - phobia of horses was really a fear of his father black mouth was moustache and eyes was his glasses - fear of going underwater because he wanted his sister to drown so he could have his mother to himself - dream about plumber taking his widdler was to replace it with a bigger one - playing with dolls allowed Hans to get over wanting his dad dead

Answer 3

STRENGTHS: + the case study method was the only way of gathering the data in detail, also used free association, slip of the tongue etc. using more than one method increases reliability + Freud tried only to use data little Hans told him himself + Freud had a lot of data collected on Little Hans which could be reanalysed WEAKNESSES: - the study cannot be replicated due to it being carried out on a unique individual so cannot be generalised - the parents were followers of Freud and interpreted the data before passing it on to him. --They were selective in their attention to behaviour and so could be considered bias making the study less valid - little Hans knew he was being studied and asked his parents to tell Freud things--> being aware of the study may of affected his behaviour - there are other explanations to little Hans behaviour, Freuds interpretation isn't based on scientific fact and so is subjective - the concepts Freud talked about e.g. The Oedipus complex aren't testable or measurable and so not scientific

Answer 4

- Help dibs (a small child who was locked in his own world) to find a way to express himself and to unlock his personally - see if play therapy would help dibs

Answer 5

Axline was Dibs therapist because Dibs didn't interact with teachers/children at school 1) Axline watched Dibs in the classroom and took him to the playroom to see how he reacted Dibs mother didn't want to be interviewed however gave consent for everything else e.g. Observation, play therapy 2) Axline and dibs had weekly play sessions (had a variety of toys and a one way mirror window which had researchers behind) where he was observed 3) dibs mother visited Axline --> data was drawn from this - Axline didn't ask questions, she waited for input from people who knew dibs - other researchers took notes and recorded--> Axline didn't interpret what he said/did - book was published using some of dibs words

Answer 6

- 5 when the study started and 6 when it ended -had younger sister and parents who he lived with -dibs parents didn't want children -> felt dibs had ruined their lives and they didn't know how to bring up children -no problem with younger sister but she was sent away to boarding school because of dibs behaviour -dibs behaviour was hard to manage --> he fought physically when asked to do something e.g. Take his coat off - only rarely talked e.g. To say "no go home" --> not wanting to go home was a main difficulty -at school he hid under desks and crawled round the edge of the classroom avoiding teachers/children -teachers didn't know if he could read or not -through therapy they found he was very gifted and could read, spell and write at a high level (Moved to a gifted and talented school) - main problems for dibs was excessive testing from mother and his fathers lack of love for him and pressure on him to not be stupid - Axline did the opposite of test, she let him find himself -during play therapy evidence was shown the importance of his relationship with his family e.g. Dibs locked papa soldier away and buried him in the sandpaper. Also, dibs talked about not liking locked walls and doors

Answer 7

- Axline avoided interpreting Dibs words so he could work through his feelings for himself E.g. Dibs: " they're not shooting at you". Axline: I understand they're not shooting at me - no evidence of Oedipus complex as his father was horrible to him - psychodynamic is a way of interpreting Dibs behaviour because the Id was overpowered by the superego --> ego should of been balanced but wasn't and was full of anger and confusion - disliked locked rooms because his father locked him in his room - relationship with mum and dad improved when they started to show him more love and test him less - catharsis: play therapy helped dibs to act out his fears and frustrations

Answer 8

STRENGTHS: + data was gathered from multiple sources e.g. Interviewed family members therefore reliable + Axline kept subjectivity low by not influencing his thoughts and feelings by repeating what dibs said instead of asking questions + multiple methods were used throughout the therapy e.g. Play therapy, observations this makes it more valid + researchers who analysed the data weren't the one who recorded it which makes it more valid + qualitative data was found --> in depth + was a longitudinal case study and dibs new Axline well + ethical because consent was given by dibs parents WEAKNESSES: - ungeneralisable because it is unique to dibs experience and so cannot be applied to other people - difficult to test reliability because Dibs will never be the same again so the study can't be repeated - results don't fit Freudian theories exactly as dibs was conscious of his problems

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