Freud

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Give at least 6 facts on Freuds background
- 1856-1939
-psychologist
-medical degree
-Born in Austria
-Founder of Psychoanalysis
-Proposed the first complete theory of personality
-born into a Jewish family
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who was born between 1856 and 1939
Freud
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give a quote for Freud's belief that religion is a neurosis
"Religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis, the whole thing is patiently infantile"
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Give a quote that shows Freud believed that religion is an illusion
"Religion is an illusion, and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires"
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Give a quote that shows Freud believed that we have developed past the stage for needing religion
"religion belonged to the infancy of humanity, now that humanity had come of age, it should be left behind"
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give a quote that shows Freud realises why people need a belief in god
"Religion is the process of unconscious wish fulfilment, where, for certain people, if the process did not take place, it would put them in self danger of coming to mental harm, being unable to cope with the idea of a godless, purposeless life
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Explain and evaluate this quote: "Religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis, the whole thing is patiently infantile"
This implies that there is something mentally wrong with those who believe in God, and religion is childish and immature.
This is harsh, patronising and fails to recognise the intelligent religious individuals such as Albert Einstein or Charles Darwin
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Explain and evaluate this quote:
"Religion is an illusion, and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires"
This implies that religion does not exist and it is something that mankind has made up as it plays on our natural instincts and desires to get people to follow it such as to feel loved and gods characteristics
This can be very damming to those who religi
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Explain and evaluate this quote: "religion belonged to the infancy of humanity, now that humanity had come of age, it should be left behind"
this implies that we have developed past the need for religion as we now have science, for example, the early years of humanity believed earthquakes were god being angry however now we can recognise the scientific point of view of an earthquake
this fails
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Explain and evaluate this quote:
"Religion is the process of unconscious wish fulfilment, where, for certain people, if the process did not take place, it would put them in self danger of coming to mental harm, being unable to cope with the idea of a god
this implies that Freud realises why people believe in god as it gives them comfort and a purpose
However, this contradicts Freuds prior beliefs
it also fails to recognise other reasons why people are religious such as for identity, cosmological, teleolog
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Name 4 things our brains have a need for and how religion provides these
Loved - god is Omnibenevolent
Safe - god is omnipotent
Wanted - omnipresent
Understood - Omnidcient
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why does Freud believe the human brain has created religion
Wish fulfilment
help us overcome the following:
Inner psychological conflict
stress that stems from the structure of society
fear of dangers in natural world
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what does Freud believe religion was a result of
repressed sexual trauma, religion is a result of sexual difficulties. if you are not fulfilled sexually then you turn to God
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Evaluate Freuds view of why people turn to religion
Freud's view is radical, not every religious personal has sexual difficulties, Freud could be using one of his own patients to determine all religious people, not accurate
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what is the iceberg analogy?
different levels of the mind, the conscious level, subconscious and unconscious level.
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what are the actions of the continuous level of the mind, give two
Thoughts
perceptions
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what are the actions of the subconscious level of the mind, give two
memories
stored knowledge
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what are the actions of the unconscious level of the mind, give 5
Fears
Violent motives
Unacceptable sexual desires
Irrational wishes
immoral urges
shameful experiences
Selfish needs
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Evaluate the iceberg analogy
Does not fit all people
some people could show unconscious level l=more than others
not one size fits all
based on few patients not whole population
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what are the three sides of someone's personality?
ID, Ego, Super Ego
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What is the ID
Primal desires, basic natures, wild side, immature side
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What is the Ego
Reason and self-control, practical, grown-up self
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What is the superego
The quest for perfection, philosophical and spiritual ideas
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Give a quote to show Freud's belief that dreams are powerful to discover what is happening in the unconscious mind
"The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind"
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provide at least three pieces of the background of Freud's psychology work
Saw people suffering from hysteria, he saw the worst of the patients, serious mental conditions
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What did Freud say about religion and OCD?
and give examples
Noticed similarities between religious people and patients with OCD
obsessive behaviour such as Jews needing to touch to mezuza before entering each room and Catholics needing to count rosemary beads.
in both cases failure to do an act results in guilt
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What are the stages of the Oedipus Complex?
1. A boy develops a sexual love for his mother
2. The boy develops a feeling of wanting to kill his father and becomes jealous of his parent's relationship
3. the boy adapts his father's mannerisms and action
4. after identifying with his father, the bo
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Give a quote for the Oedipus complex
"The sexual wishes in regard to the mother becomes more intense and the father is perceived as an obstacle to the: this gives rise to Oedipus complex"
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who originally came up with the primal horde?
Charles Darwin
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What is the primal horde?
A group of people arranged around a dominant male who had total authority over all the women.
Younger males grew resented to the dominant male until they grouped together to kill him.
resulted in ambient feelings, hatred and veneration.
feelings became s
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what did Freud believe about the redirection of guilt
Freud believed when suffering from extreme guilt, the minds defence mechanism is to create idols or totems. this can also involve stones (Stonehenge) trees or animals with spirits.
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What did freud belive that religion was a reaction against? and why?
Helplessness because it promises a reward for suffering in the afterlife.
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Evaluate Freud belief that religion was a reaction of helplessness
Unfair on religious people, not all religious people are helpless
insults level of intelligence
people can believe in God for different reasons such as cosmological, teleological, purpose, identity.
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How does religion help us overcome fear of death
Made to believe we are no longer powerless, we think we are powerful because there is an afterlife.
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give a quote that shows there is a need for a father figure
"To the strange superior powers of nature, the adult lends... the features belongings to the figures if his father, he creates for himself the Gods"
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