Freuds Little Hans Experiment

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    • The little hans experiment was published in 1909
      • Hans parents was concerned because he was fascinated by ‘ widdlers ‘ both his own penis and those of other male animals
      • his mother threatened to chop it off
      • Hans then developed castration anxiety
      • freud argued that hans fears his dad will castrate him - Hans could be worried his dad would find out he is sexually attracted to his mother
    • Hans was a five year old boy who had a fear of horses - like all clinical studies the aim was to treat the phobia
    • Freuds interpretation linked Hans fear to the Oedipus complex the horses unconsciously representing the fear of his father
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