Do they have any credibility left? Or are they pretty much neglected, today?
2007-09-05 07:18:23 · 6 answers · asked by ? 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Any theory is useful if it helps us understand things. His discussions on defense mechanisms are timeless. While psychoanalysis may not be "science" in the Popperian sense, it has value and serves as the foundation for much of clinical and counseling psychology today, as well as research in personality.
*to pip above, you mean "shoddy," not shotty.
2007-09-05 07:32:20 · answer #1 · answered by Mr G 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
When in high school, lacking any stimulation from the public school, I studied Freud. It did not take me long to realize that there was a disillusioned old crackpot! I used to dream about being chased by a white horse; it had nothing to do with sex (I didn't have any sexual relationships until years later). It had to do with the simple fact that my brother owned a white horse, an albino, who loved to chase me! I would run and dive into cactus to escape that horse! When I was bigger, stronger, and faster, I turned the tables on that blasted horse.
Sorry, Freud's "notions" (they are not even deserving of the word "theory"!) were never relevant. Unfortunately, too many shrinks still believe in Freudian psychology.
In statistics classes, Boston U., Master's level, Freud was held up as being the single worst example in the entire history of the human race of using falacies to promote an entire discipline! There is no one who ever lived who used wrong-thinking as much as Freud. He made assumptions, did not try to find relevance, then based all of psychology upon his false assumptions. The man is a disgrace to humanity; instead of being called the father of psychology, he should be called the father of bigotry, of wrongful thinking, of error-creations!
2007-09-05 07:43:40 · answer #2 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
50% I think
I have read only a little by him
some of it makes good sense and many smart people think Freud was smart
some of it is just strange though
2007-09-05 07:26:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
He is still being taught in colleges and nursing schools. He has some good ideas and I think some stupid, but his theory's are still used today.
2007-09-05 07:31:05 · answer #4 · answered by lonepinesusan 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
we keep his work on the subconscious... the rest is pretty much crap derived from shoddy research methods.
Edit: Gary.. you're right I did.. but I was in a hurry to get out the door for lunch and didn't catch my typo.. :)
2007-09-05 07:25:39 · answer #5 · answered by pip 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No they have become part of the lexicon of psychology and are the basis of many other teachings.
2007-09-05 07:25:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋