Freud's Study of Little Hans

1. Which of these may have been a reason for Little Hans' development of a horse phobia?

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Hans' fear of horses was because he was suffering castration anxiety as he was going through the Oedipus complex
Hans' fear of horses was because he had a fixation from his oral phase, which when unresolved led to a heightened Oedipus complex being developed
Hans's fear of horses was because he was suffering from castration anxiety because his mum threatened to cut of his "widdler" and his father didn't defend him
Hans's fear of horses was because he feared that his father would take away his mother's affection for him, but wanted it all to himself

A dream where Little Hans' and his father were horses, and Little Hans with the bigger horse with the bigger penis
A plumber coming and replacing Little Hans' bottom and penis with larger ones
Fantasising that he had children with his mother, and his father was the grandfather
Removing a crumpled giraffe (his mother) from a large giraffe with an erect neck (his father)

To give an account of how to resolve an Oedipus complex using a boy with a phobia of horses to illustrate it
To generate believe in his psychodynamic perspective
To give an account of a boy suffering from a phobia of horses and use it to illustrate the existence of the Oedipus complex
To cure a boy suffering from a phobia of horses

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