Freud: on Personality and Clinical Practice

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course, together with its sequel (PSYC-4355(3)), presents most of Sigmund Freud's psychological writing as it appears in the definitive English text, The Standard Edition. This first half covers Freud's theory of personality, including his concepts of the unconscious, infantile sexuality, the Oedipus complex, and dream interpretation. The course focuses on Freud's earlier writings and on the case studies of Dora, Little Hans, Rat Man, and Schreber. Restrictions: Honours Form Required. Requisite Courses: PSYC-2102 [prerequisite(s)].