Freud's Little Hans Case Study(1909)
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- Freud's Study of Little Hans(1909)
- AIM- To record a case of the Oedipus complex.
- METHOD- This was a case study and a boy called 'little hans' was followed through his phobia of horses; to try and end the phobia his father recorded his dreams anxieties and fantasies.
- Freud then interpreted the data passed on from his father , Freud interpreted this in line with the Oedipus complex theory.
- This was a longitudinal study as it followed him form when he was 3 till he was 5.
- The data collected was letter sent from max graf(hans father) and his father was a follower of freud.
- Hans originally had a phobia of white horses as he had watched horse races as well as overheard girls being told that they should out there fingers out because it will bite.
- RESULTS- 'hans' fear of horses was interpreted as anxiety caused by a threat to castrate him in the context of his father banning him from his parent bed. dreams and fantasies were interpreted in the light of this theoretical position.
- CONCLUDE- hans experienced castration anxiety and the Oedipus complex but resolved this through his fantasies.
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