Religion as a neurosis Flashcards

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What can the behaviour of those who suffer from obsessional neurosis be compared to?

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They exhibit similar patterns of behaviour to religious people. e.g. - feeling uneasy if they neglect their repeated actions

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What did Freud believe repeated actions actually were?

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An unconscious protective measure against temptation to give way to instinctual impulses.

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What is obsessional neurosis caused by?

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Unconscious motives derived from past events intimate life. Repressed instinct impulses such as sexual urge.

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What may the impulses of a religious person be?

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A self-seeking

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What can religious be considered as to Freud?

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A collective neurosis, as it affects all people

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What does Freud believe about the unconscious mind?

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It is universal and therefore everyone’s works in the same two ways

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Repressed feelings

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Freud believes the unconscious mind holds repressed feelings. Traumatic events or inappropriate sexual feelings

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Powerful desires

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Unconscious mind holds powerful innate desires that are hidden but always there.

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Why do we get these repressed feelings?

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As humans we cannot face inappropriate sexual desires because they are overwhelming, therefore they are repressed into unconscious mind

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What does Freud believe the individual needs to do to achieve maturity?

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The individual needs to come to terms with the unconscious mind

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What was a sign to Freud that an individual had not come to terms with their unconscious mind?

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They had religious belief

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How did Freud view religious belief as a sign of weakness?

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Because it showed a lack of mental maturity

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What does Freud a neurotic person’s anxiety and fear stems from?

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If they are prevented from performing their neurotic OCD activity

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When does the religious person feel beset by guilt, fear and anxiety?

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When they feel like God would not approve when they do not perform their religious rituals.

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What does Freud believe is the aim of life?

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To become adjusted to the scientific world view and leave all neurotic religious beliefs behind.

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Why is OCD seen as unhealthy?

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Because the behaviour does not have a logical basis

17
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Islam’s neurosis like rituals

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Praying 5 times a day and washing in a certain way and order before they pray.