Freud Wolfman

Sample Size

one Russian male in his 20s suffering from depression

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Research Method

longitudinal case study of 4 year

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Aim

to see if dream analysis could help to beat psychological problems by releasing repressed memories.

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Procedure

the man was known as The Wolfman and was interviewed over 4 years suffering depression after his father and sister had both committed suicides. He reported a dream when he woke up and 6 or 7 white wolves were sitting in a walnut tree and staring at h

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Findings

interpretation 1- the wolves represented fear because he had seen a primal scene of his parents having sex. The white of the Wolves represented the bed sheets. Freud also said the wolves represented fear of his father who he was scared would castrate

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Findings

interpretation 2- Freud found out the Dream of the wolves was around Christmas and went on to say the wolves instead represented pleasure. They were like Christmas presents and represented the pleasure of being seduced by his father

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Conclusions

Dreams can represent repressed thoughts which can hide in the unconscious

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Limitations- Generalizability

this study can't be generalized as it was only conducted on one individual who has psychological problems. Theory of Dreams that should be applied to all people can’t be based on just one person furthermore he may have had different types of drinks b

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Limitations

the study is subjective as the findings and conclusions are only based on 1 person's interpretation, also, Freud changed his opinion of the dreams at different times. Therefore, it is very biased and other psychologists may interpret dreams different

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Limitations

the accuracy of the dream can't be checked, it relies on a Wolfman accurately recalling his dream and there is no guarantee that this was the case.

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