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I have never taken a psychology course, but after reading Freud for beginners, I learned a little bit about this psychology pioneer’s life and his popular theories within the world of psychology. Just like Marx for Beginners, Richard Appingnanesi and Oscar Zarate’s Freud for Beginners follows a similar format and design. Through this layout, the reader is able to obtain an unbiased view of Freud and his beliefs.
Freud was known for his ideas of redefining sexual desires as the primary motivational energy of human life, as well as his therapeutic techniques, including the use of free association, transference in therapeutic relationships, and the interpretation of dreams as sources of insight into unconscious desires. Freud not only sought to understand the human psyche, but also created the clinical practice of psychoanalysis for curing psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.
Freud for Beginners breaks down the multifaceted theories of Freud. His theories of the unconscious mind and the defense mechanism of repression, coincide with our class’ current discussions of external and internal sourcing. As artists, we may or may not realize our artwork may be tied to our unconscious mind. Also, one might find though external sourcing a connection to his or her own internal conflicts. Just as Freud believed repression and the unconscious mind were interconnected, I believe internal and external sourcing within art are as well.
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