Psychodynamic explanation of gender development-Evaluations

Theres support from case studies such as the case of a five year old boy refered to as 'little hans' who grew up in Vieanna. Hans developed a fear of horses which freud interpreted as a result of repressing his desires for his mother. This lead Hans to wish that his father was dead. Ths lead Hans to fear that his father would castrate him and also fear castration because his mother said she would have his penis chopped off because he asked her to touch it. Hans ended up linking the word touching to horse due to him hearing a man telling his daughter not to touch the horse or it will bite her. This allowed him to express his fear of castration throught the fear of horses. The…