Reflections on how Sigmund Freud's theories stand up in modern society 9 Articles

by EMoore

In Modern times Sigmund Freud's dream world has been played out in living rooms, theaters, and streets all over the world. What he did was clean out his overflowing cellar, and invited the world in to take a look. The cell...read more

by Hannah Konitshek

Today's modern society, and the field of psychology, have come to one general consensus about Sigmund Freud and his theories: While he is acknowledged to be the father of psychology, his theories are now not much more than...read more

by Doctor Bob

I will start this commentary on Freud by defending at least one basic tenet of his teachings. That is his stern belief that everything done, said or dreamed-even the misspelling of a word-almost always has meaning. I p...read more

by Dorothy Caruso

Freud was not shy about exposing his idea's, he was a man of controversy, so I imagine he won't mind if I challenge some of his notions and expose how I see them reflecting in today's modern mirror. Freud was also a ma...read more

by Casey Lankow

Would the profession of psychology be where it is today without Freud? Of course that question is near impossible to answer, but it is certainly safe to say that Freud's contributions to psychology are perhaps some of the...read more

by Mona Gallagher

Sigmund Freud rightfully holds a place in history as a pioneer in psychoanalysis. He's recognized as the father of psychoanalysis, but in fact, there were a number of men and women who helped develop psychoanalysis. Many o...read more

by Nancy L. Young-Houser

"The unconscious is terribly threatening," says Dr. Glen O. Gabbard, professor of psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine. "It suggests we are moved by forces we cannot see or control, and this is a severe wound to our na...read more

by Emily Wickersham

Sigmund Freud deserves a lot of credit. In addition to pioneering the idea of psychoanalysis and the concept of the unconscious, he is the person most responsible for the fact that Psychology is now an area of serious inq...read more

by Stanley Roberts

Freud was not a conventional scientist. He opposed laboratory research on psychoanalytic theory believing that his observations were more valid. Contemporary psychologists have difficulty with Freud' theories because of th...read more