Shifting in focus, the reading on Freud hints at a lot of opposites from what we’ve been reading thus far. While communism and Marx had a focus on the community and fellow people, Freud had an immense interest on the singular person. A strong believer in science and reason, Freud spent his life postulating on how the brain works, why people act as they do, and revolutionized psychology with his theories. His theories focus heavily on sexual maturity from childhood to puberty.
Reading through the book, and laughing at all the hidden erections, I was surprised at the depth of what Marx had studied. Free Association, the ego, repressed memories, and many more, all equally interesting. Although, I am skeptical to the extent holding in poop has to do with my sexual and mental maturity. A problem with psychology, especially those fields that deal with mental processes, as a science is that it is not easily tested and many different conclusions are drawn by similar test results. I am in a psychology class now, and there are about 3 or 4 different hypotheses for each issue, each of which seems entirely plausible. The study of psychology works mainly as a series of metaphors rather than hard facts, especially those having to do with cognitive processes and childhood development.
In terms of art, an intrinsic look into your self is always a way to get inspiration. An advantage of so many conflicting hypotheses of mental processing is that you can always look through a different spectrum in order to gain perspective into your thought process and personal history.
James G
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