This isn’t a slip that the gentleman in question wore under his shirt – instead it’s a slip that we make when we say what we want to say instead of saying what we should’ve said. I don’t want young mothers to begin looking at their kids with suspicion so I won’t say more on this, but you are welcome to read about the psycho-sexual development of humans here. (Oh, actually, it all began in the womb.) Freud based this theory on his personal experiences. (Read about Id, Ego, Super-ego…) Psycho-sexual developmentĮver since you were born, you’ve been thinking about sex. Ego and Super-ego help you communicate with others who your Id doesn’t consider its equal. This is the complex that a boy suffers from when he hates his father for bringing him into this world (well, he hates his father because he’s attracted to his mom and jealous of his dad, but logic suggests that it must be the final outcome that irks him the most.) (Read the gory details of the Oedipal Complex and the Electra Complex (yep! why shouldn’t women have their own complex?) here.) Id, Ego, Super-ego ( Read about conscious, unconscious mind…phew.) Oedipal Complex So never berate yourself for anything – you are responsible only for what your conscious mind does. Whenever you work against your conscience, it’s because your unconscious mind is directing your actions. (Read about Dream Analysis.) The conscious and the unconscious mind Your dreams can be analyzed by your shrink to discover what “sexual” forces drive your apparently “innocent” actions. I will however not be responsible for their grades (or the lack thereof) in any manner. I waive all copyright for psychology students who want to save some last-minute work and copy the following explanations for their assignments. If you want to copy the explanations given below, please be my guest. Freud’s Ideas and Theoriesįreud is known for the following (and more) – with the caricaturist’s interpretations.Īn Important Note for all the Psychology Students who are looking for stuff to copy for their assignments. More of his biography can be read here and here.

I meant, his “consulting” couch – the one that the caricaturist found herself on, during her recent trip into the past.) During the time of the Nazi, Freud moved to London along with his casting couch (oops! A Freudian slip there.

I know that it’s traditional to provide you with a biography of the subject – so I must tell you that this gentleman was born on in the then Austrian Empire.

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