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Freud (1909): Little Hans
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Core idea of the case

Core idea of the case

Flowchart showing Hans, mother as desired parent, father as rival, Oedipus complex and castration anxiety leading by displacement to horse phobia, with callouts fear horse will bite and black muzzle and blinkers linked to the father's moustache and glasses

Freud (1909) is a classic core study in the Individual differences area and the theme Understanding disorders. Using the psychodynamic approach, Freud argued that symptoms can come from unconscious conflict rather than only from obvious events.

Freud (1909): Little Hans Lesson

  1. AS Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Freud (1909): Little Hans

Step-by-step lessons covering OCR AS Level Psychology Freud (1909): Little Hans for AS Level Psychology. Each lesson works through exam-style questions.