Freud

• Psychosexual development- sexuality isn't confined to adults but can be seen from birth as different parts of the body are sensitive at different times during childhood
• sequence of development determined by nature (maturation) and nurture (how others treat them)
• (0-1) oral stage

  (1-3) anal stage

  (3-5) phallic stage

  (5-6) puberty, genital stage and puberty maturity
• Oedipus and Electra complexes- phallic stage
• When Hans developed a phobia there was differences in what he said and thought- Freud believed this was his unconscious mind
• Hans was referred to Freud by his father (a supporter of Freud) to be psychoanalysed
• Fears, dreams and fantasies were symbolic of the the unconscious passing through of the phallic stage of development
• Freud used the study to support his ideas of origins of phobias, infantile sexuality + Oedipus complex+ effectiveness of psychoanalytic therapy
• Longitudinal case study from ages 3-5- in depth information of fears, fantasies and phobias which allowed Freud to link evidence to theory of sexuality
• Data gathered by Han's father who observed and recorded observations + sent records to Freud who interpreted the information and replied with advice on how to proceed
• Little Hans- 5 years old, Historical evidence starting from when Hans was 3
• Fear of horses was seen as fear of his father- due to the Oedipus complex
• Fascination with 'widdler' was due to the Oedipus complex
• daydream about giraffes- taking his mother away so he can have her to himself - Oedipus complex
• Plumber fantasy was him identifying with his father and passed through the Oedipus complex
• Concluded- Supported Freuds theory of psychosexual development and that boys in the phallic stage go through the Oedipus complex
• Fantasy of becoming husband to his mother- Oedipus complex
• Phobias- product of unconscious anxiety placed on harmless objects
• concluded- unconscious determinism- people are unaware of the causes of their behaviour
• concluded- Psychoanalytic therapy can be used to bring the unconscious into conscious