Psychology 352 - Seminar in Advanced Clinical Psychology: The Legacy of Sigmund Freud

Topics Course: Sigmund Freud is the father of psychotherapy. With psychoanalysis, Freud claimed to discover a technique for peering into the hidden urges and conflicts of the unconscious mind that underlie many psychological maladies. This seminar will closely examine Freud’s psychoanalytic theory and psychotherapy methods. Freud’s original writings and cases will be discussed. Freud’s work will be placed and critiqued in the historical context of his contemporaries and competitors. Most importantly, Freud’s theory and methods will be subjected to the scrutiny of modern scientific methods to discern what aspects of Freud’s legacy are of enduring value to clinical psychology.

Not open to first-years, sophomores