Freud Inquiry—Virtual Travel Worksheet
Site summaries:
1. Vienna museum: synopsis/special strength, weakness
2. London museum: synopsis/special strength, weakness
3. Freud: Conflict and Culture: synopsis/special strength, weakness
About Freud (using all 3 sites):
1. The layout of Freud's office, consultation room etc... What does it
tell you about what kind of a therapist Freud was, how it might
have felt to be his client, what concerns Freud had for his patients
etc.
2. Freud's interest in art. How is this related to his understanding of
psychology? (especially of the unconscious) How might this be
related to Darwinian theory?
3. Did Freud think one render justice to psychoanalysis in a movieformat? What do you think? In the movies you have seen, are
there some that use psychoanalytic themes? Explain.
4. Look at the different places where Freud lived, the chronology of
his life etc... What kind of person does he seem to have been?
Does that help you put his theory in context?
5. Look at the material on Anna Freud. What did she do? How was she
trained? What was her relationship with Freud?
Special Topic (London Museum)
How does Freud approach the analysis of dreams? What did you think
of the dreams you read (use 3 dreams) and of is interpretation.
Freud and Religion:
Is religion the immature fulfilling of infantile wishes for security? Is
there any truth in Freud's assertion? What do you think?