Repressed Memories & Neuroses Flashcards
What did Freud suggest in the case of Anna O?
He suggested that repressed memories were causing problems.
Example of repressed memories causing Anna O these difficulties?
After remembering seeing a dog lick a glass, she had no problem drinking from a glass, whereas she had been unable to do so before recovering the memory.
What was Freud’s idea about repressed memories?
They were inaccessible, but still guided behaviour.
If repressed memories were made conscious, then…
… they would no longer guide behaviour inappropriately.
What did Freud build from this idea of repressed memories?
He built the therapy of psychoanalysis.
Aim of psychoanalysis?
To make unconscious thoughts conscious, thus releasing the thoughts & energy that the individual was using to keep those thoughts unconscious.
With this released energy, the individual can progress.
