Strengths and Criticisms of Freudian Theory
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Discuss the strengths and criticisms of Freudian Theory.
Define and discuss Freud's defense mechanisms and how you have used them throughout your development, as far as you can remember.
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Freud founded psychoanalysis and contributed towards many theoretical frameworks. However, there are many criticisms of Freudian theory such as the focus of sexuality and unscientific basis.
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Strengths and Criticisms of Freudian Theory (Psychoanalysis):
Freud focused on sexuality and the unconscious upon developing his theories. Hughes (1994) describes Freud as having created a "space for an unconscious domain in a scientific age" (p.168). In essence, this is where Freud's criticisms have lied due to his unconscious explorations in dream interpretation ...
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