Little Hans is supporting evidence for the Oedipus Complex
He was a 5 year old boy who developed a phobia of horses
His dad wrote letters to Freud including things such as dream analysis
His dad was a huge fan of Freud's work
Little Hans is supporting evidence for the Oedipus Complex
From the letters sent by Hans' dad , Freud concluded that the phobia of horses was actually a displaced unconscious fear of Dad because Hans lusted after his own mother
This made dad the love rival leading to castration anxiety
