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  2. Oedipus complex - Wikipedia

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    The general concept was considered by Sigmund Freud in The Interpretation of Dreams (1899), although the term itself was introduced in his paper A Special Type of Choice of Object made by Men (1910). [2] [3] Freud's ideas of castration anxiety and penis envy refer to the differences of the sexes in their experience of the Oedipus complex. [4]

  3. Herd mentality - Wikipedia

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    Herd behavior in human societies has also been studied by Sigmund Freud and Wilfred Trotter, whose book Instincts of the Herd in Peace and War is a classic in the field of social psychology. Sociologist and economist Thorstein Veblen 's The Theory of the Leisure Class illustrates how individuals imitate other group members of higher social ...

  4. Id, ego and superego - Wikipedia

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    Further distinctions (as the coordinates of topology, dynamics and economy) encouraged Freud to assume that the metapsychological elaboration of the structural model would make it fully compatible with biological sciences such as evolutionary theory and enable a well-founded concept of mental health including a theory of human development ...

  5. Sigmund Freud - Wikipedia

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    Sigmund Freud (/ f r ɔɪ d / FROYD; [2] German: [ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfrɔʏt]; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies seen as originating from conflicts in the psyche, through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, [3] and the distinctive theory of ...

  6. Psychoanalysis - Wikipedia

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    Psychoanalysis [i] is a therapeutic method and field of research developed by Sigmund Freud.Founded in the early 1890s, initially in co-operation with Josef Breuer's clinical research, he continued to refine and develop theory and practice of psychoanalysis until his death in 1939. [1]

  7. Cupboard love - Wikipedia

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    Cupboard love is a popular learning theory of the 1950s and 1960s based on the research of Sigmund Freud, Anna Freud, Melanie Klein and Mary Ainsworth. [1] Rooted in psychoanalysis, the theory speculates that attachment develops in the early stages of infancy. This process involves the mother satisfying her infant's instinctual needs, exclusively.

  8. The Overdue, Under-Told Story Of The Clitoris

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    World renowned Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud introduces his theory on psychosexual development, which asserts that there is an immature clitoral orgasm and a mature vaginal orgasm. He states that the clitoris is the site for pre-pubescent orgasms but upon reaching puberty, healthy women should begin having vaginal orgasms instead.

  9. Nancy Chodorow - Wikipedia

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    Chodorow also uses Sigmund Freud's theory to argue that differences between men and women are largely due to capitalism and the absent father. [19] She acknowledges economic changes occurring around 2003 and their psychological impact on both sexes with regard to shared parenting. [5]