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> All of Freud's stuff is now considered total bullshit. This isn't true. Freud's enduring contribution to psychology isn't stuff like penis envy in women or
by pcrh 12y ago
> All of Freud's stuff is now considered total bullshit.
This isn't true. Freud's enduring contribution to psychology isn't stuff like penis envy in women or interpretation of dreams, but that thing which you now likely consider a fact: recognition of the existence of the subconscious.
The impact of the subconscious, and the impact of life psychological history on later behaviour (and the fact that recognizing that impact of personal history can assist treatment) was not a recognized process before he promulgated it.
- andreasvc 12y agoYou shouldn't confuse the subconscious with the unconscious. The former is part of Freud's legacy and rejected by most mainstream psychology, while the latter is widely recognized as an important concept.
- pcrh 12y agoFair enough; a confusion of terms. But isn't it still true that Freud was the first, or among the first, to propose that the unconscious mind influences the conscious one? And also that one can learn of someone's unconscious processes by conversing with them?
- charlieflowers 12y agoBut a whole lot of scientists (including psychologists) consider the subconscious total bullshit.