psychodynamic approach 2

Question 1

little hans

Answer 1

• 5 year old boy
• a phobia of horses after seeing one collapse on the street
• Freud = phobia was a form of displacement in which his repressed fear of his father was displaced onto horses.
• Therefore, horses were symbolic of Hans’ real unconscious fear: the fear of castration experienced during the Oedipus complex.

Question 2

electra complex

Answer 2

Girls of the same age experience penis envy - they desire their father and hate their mother → they give up the desire for their father over time and replace with desire for a baby (Electra complex)

Question 3

the oedipus complex

Answer 3

● In the phallic stage, little boys develop feelings towards their mother and a murderous hatred for their father
● Later, boys repress their feelings for their mother and identify with their father, taking on his gender role