ABSTRACT The case of Anna O is recognized as the beginning of psychoanalysis. The case involved a young woman name Anna O. Anna O real name was Bertha Pappenheim. Bertha was responsible for taking care of her ill and dying. During the time of caring for her father and after his death, Bertha started to experience debilitating symptoms. When she was just 20 years old is when these symptoms started which included partial paralysis, blurred vision, excruciating headaches, persistent coughing, and even hallucinations (Cherry, 2015). What was also seen as bizarre about this case was the fact that Anna O would have phases where she couldn't speak or understand her local language, which was German (In Driver, In Crawford, & In Stewart, 2013, …show more content…
Breur views of the unconscious are rarely taken seriously, due to the lack of research. However, while treating Anna O, Breur developed his theory of how greatly our unconscious mind influences our conscious. For example, the close relationship that Anna O had with her father and his pasting deeply affected her. It affected her so much that she developed these debilitating symptoms. This prompt Bruer to the conclusion that the way Anna was dealing with the loss unconsciously took a toll on her consciously. Breur believed that once Anna O brought her emotions to light and actually faced them by talking about it, her debilitating symptoms subsided ("Josef Breuer - Studies physiological processes, The story of Anna O. - Freud, Vienna, Symptoms, and University - JRank Articles," …show more content…
Freud believed that a person's behavior is influenced by their urges and instincts brought on by the needs of the body being interpreted by the mind. Instead of letting Anna O talk about her feeling which she said helped with her recovery, Freud would try to find what her repressed memories are about and analyze them in order to provide treatment for her recovery. In Jung eyes, it would seem that Anna O is acting and behaving in a way that is already inside of her to process traumatic events or even by what she has seen. Jung believed what Freud believed, that Anna was behaving due to her repress memories of her father's death and her close relationship to him. Jung would stress the importance of transference during Anna O early stages of therapy and stress the importance of it to her recovery. Just as transference is important to a patient recovery, Jung also believed that counter transference was just as important. How Jung would act to Anna O would greatly impact her recovery as well (Feist & Feist,
When given one case, two people can have a different analyzes of the situation. In the beginning stages of developmental psychoanalytic theory, Jung with was a student of Freud’s was studying a young lady by the name of Anna O. Even though Jung was Freud’s student, they both had different psychoanalytic approach to her issue. This report will compare and contrast the unconscious views of Freud and Jung’s. It will also give view points on incidences where they agreed and disagreed on the purpose and manifestation of the unconscious. Finally, examining both Freud’s and Jung’s approach on Anne’s case.
Sigmund Freud is considered to be one of the most studied and respected historical figures in psychology. Freud has had a huge impact on the way we think today. He also is responsible for creation psychoanalysis. Sigmund Freud is even known as the “father of psychoanalysis”. Through endless contentious theories such as, the Case of Anna O, the Unconscious Mind, the Psyche, and the most infamous of his theories, the Psychosexual stage, Freud has generated many fans and supporters. His works has earned him a place in the list of psychology legends today.
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As for the treatment of Anna O, Freud and Jung would have different methods. Freud would most likely use his theory of psychoanalysis. By using this theory, he would probably use hypnosis to get down to the bottom of what is causing Anna O’s hysteria. After reading that Anna preferred to talk during her sessions, Freud would not be able to get the answers he seeks or assist Anna in recovering. With this case, Jung would use his theory of neurosis. He believed that there were many different types and that you cannot use the same technique with all of them. He would analyze Anna’s fantasies and dreams as a symbolic connection to find the answer. I do not think this treatment plan would work for Anna because Jung’s theory is more useful to people who are spiritual and there was not an indication that she was in fact religious.
In the summer of 1915, Anna Freud established personal success as she successfully passed her teacher's examination. (Dyer, 1983) At this time, her career path differed from that of her father, Sigmund. Anna displayed early indications of a desire to work with children, whereas her father’s work was primarily focused on psychoanalysis of adults. She began translating her father's works into German. When the Freud Family vacationed separately, Anna would write to her father asking clarifications of psychoanalytic terms. While Anna displayed the qualities of a more than apt pupil of her father’s life work, her endeavors and efforts would establish her preeminence as a child psychoanalyst, an adept researcher, and a teacher. According to Dyer, (1983) Anna’s readings and translations of her father’s works marked the beginning of her direct involvement with the work of her father.
In psychoanalysis the therapist takes on the role of the expert, listening and interpreting Ana’s free associations from her unconscious process. The therapist role is to discover what is real and what is not real. The therapist is not to have an agenda and to remain passive and only engage when interpreting something Ana has stated (Murdock,
After reading the chapters from Jung, the elephant in the room cannot be ignored. Based on what I’ve gathered Jung forged a friendship with Freud for personal gains. Freud anticipated his “death” before it occurred, in the metaphorical sense; publication of Jung’s chapter “The Sacrifice” which Jung lied to Freud about when questioned about death and death wishes. Coincidentally, once Jung obtained the knowledge he sought by befriending Freud, the publication resulted negatively for Jung despite not adhering to Freud’s request: strong emphasis on sexuality with the unconscious. Consequently Jung was deterred from his path in life. In certain instances, Jung mentions dwellin...
Despite the fact that the psychoanalytic approach is the most controversial interpretation of literature, it proves to be utterly intriguing. In stories such as this, the sexual undertones are clearly evident, and thus substantiate the intricacies behind the approach. Perhaps it is a bit untraditional. However, this investigation remains both thought provoking and brilliantly compelling.
Psychoanalysis is the method of psychological therapy originated by Sigmund Freud in which free association, dream interpretation, and analysis of resistance and transference are used to explore repressed or unconscious impulses, anxieties, and internal conflicts (“Psychoanalysis”). This transfers to analyzing writing in order to obtain a meaning behind the text. There are two types of people who read stories and articles. The first type attempts to understand the plot or topic while the second type reads to understand the meaning behind the text. Baldick is the second type who analyzes everything. Since his article, “Allure, Authority and Psychoanalysis” discusses the meaning behind everything that happens in Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” we can also examine “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” in the same manner.
The basis for Freud’s work on treating mental patients was on an illness called hysteria. One popular case that Freud began the majority of his work on was the Anna O. case. She suffered many symptoms from repressed thoughts that were outwardly from no physical cause. Repression is a way of excluding unconscious desires, wishes, or unpleasant memories from the conscious mind by holding them in the unconscious mind. “According to Freud, repressed ideas often retained their power and were later expressed without the patient's awareness of them.
Stwertka, Eve. Psychoanalysis: from Freud to the Age of Therapy. New York: Franklin Watts, 1988. Print.
Anna Freud used the defenses as hints of the repressed, scary impulses (instincts) that were underlying the patient's troubles. For example, the goo...
Sigmund Freud, the preeminent, 19th century, European neurologist and psychologist, designed a theory he labelled “psychoanalysis,” a theory which would transcend all borders and integrate itself deeply into many facets of society. In fact, an American named Kate Chopin, wrote a book entitled The Awakening, which was published at the turn of the 19th century, in which this theory played an integral role in expressing the complexity, relevance, and growth of the main character. The express importance of the main character displaying a Freudian psych is pertinent even in the modern time because it allows us to view the application of his theories around the time of their conception, trace their evolution and see the changes throughout the years. By possessing these comparisons, one could then gain insight as to how society and the individual has developed and progressed.
From the History of an Infantile Neurosis represents a fascinating case written by Sigmund Freud that was published in 1918. It is one of his most important cases since it covers many aspects for possible development of key questions and concepts concerning psychoanalysis. It shows the fascinating story of Sergeï Konstantinovitch Pankejeff, “the Wolf Man” who had a lifetime commitment to psychoanalysis while Freud and other analysts were trying to find a possible solution to his psychotic episodes and neuroses. This allowed him to become a professional patient and have a strong influence on psychoanalysis. How Freud represented his life story very easily allowed the existence of different views concerning his way of treatment, but also the
This paper looks at the movie; A Dangerous Method directed by David Cronenberge is based on true life events that happened on the eve of the World War 1. This movie brings out the theories, techniques, and the central characters in the early history of psychoanalysis. It brings out the effectiveness of psychoanalysis method and shows the risks and dangers encountered when entering the unconscious mind. This movie takes a look at these through the life of Carl Jung who was one of the founding fathers of psychoanalysis. It also takes a glimpse into the turbulent relationship between a doctor, his mentor, and his patient. The paper will begin by giving a short synopsis of the movie. It will then give an analysis of the movie based on concepts in psychology (Cronenberg, 2011).