Goodbye Sigmund Freud
The case for exorcising the ghost of Freud from the field of psychology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2971306 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Simon (0000-0002-1156-9900, Flying Phoenix, Live Oak, Texas, USA) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-92 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10911359.2019.1673869 |
| OpenAlex | W3001809092 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
The argument put forth in this paper is that Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theories were pseudoscientific and philosophical rather than empirical. Several examples are given to support this conclusion. It is further argued that Freud and his theories should be completely expurgated from the field and not taught in universities
Argument (complex analysis · Depth psychology · Ego psychology · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Field theory (psychology · Freud's Psychoanalytic Theories · Pseudoscience · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Mathematics · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |