Psychologists, do you swear by Freuds theories?

Answer 1

Although there was a large groundswell of antiFreudian psychologsts in the 1960s and 70s, the fact remains the he broke much new ground in understanding the human psyche, developed models (the subconsious, the id, ego and superego, Oedipal relationships, dream interpretation, etc.) of abstract formulation of thoughts and impulses, and provided that basis of later psychologists such as Adler, Perls, Maslov and others. He was also able to discover mistakes he had made in earlier studies, admit their error and correct them - something which is exceedlingly rare.

We wouldn't be where we are without him.

Answer 2

Freud's theories are not considered viable areas of research in today's psychology, however he is still talked about because he came up with many concepts that are the building blocks of other theorists. Such as the concept of a conscious (id, ego, superego), and he was the first to publicly proclaim that occurrences in childhood could affect outcomes for adult behavior. That experiences, fears, emotional upheavals as children leave lasting impacts on the way adults handle everyday life, the way they deal with stress and reflects in their personal as well as professional relationships.

This alone makes Freud word mentioning in every intro to psych class. Ü

Answer 3

None of Freud's "theories" fulfill the requirements of a good theory. Freud's ideas really fall under the realm of philosophy as they're not demonstrable or testable.

Answer 4

Wow! RU ever out of line.
A) nearly 100% of all psychologists want absolutely nothing to do with anything that has anything to do with counseling, or psycho-therapy. There are only 2 Counseling Psychology programs in the whole country. One is at Carnegie-Mellon in Pittsburgh, PA. I don't know or care where the other one is.
B) "Clinical" Psychologists use scientific diagnostic tools to evaluate defendants. Not Hocus-Pocus.
C) Most psychologists are research oriented and couldn't care less about Freud.
D) If you want to get psycho-analyzed, try an experienced Witch.

Answer 5

Most psychologists do not, at least not in the U.S. and most of Europe. His ideas are considered outdated by most.

He does still have a following, and there are Freudian psychoanalysts everywhere in some numbers. I learned from a friend in Brazil, who is a practicing Freudian psychoanalyst there, that his ideas still hold sway in Brazil among other countries.