thesis ...am I a bit ott

cathy01

Ok, I have to do one on a chapter I didnt read before I said I would do undertake.Its on personality and has a big focus on Freud..So, after doing a bit of reading, reserch etc.I was going to look at what Freud believed and compare it with todays 21 Centery technology and show that had Freud suggested today , what he did years ago ie Oedipus complex etc which to my limited knowledge all have since been dismissed ,he would indeed have been meet with interpols child protection team.
What do you think?
Its only my first time doing such a thing, is it OTT.Am I trying to show up a person like Freud , is it egotisical of me.I am mad to try it???
thanks, in advance,
cathy

GAAman

Interesting topic cathy (and here i am a psychology student the last 6 weeks and have not posted here, for shame :pac: ) however why would interpol want to speak to him if he is speaking about a child wanting his mother in a sexual way? Granted if it were the other way around then yes but not as i understand the Oedipus complex.

Unless he experimented with children which to the best of my knowledge i dont think he did.

I think that maybe if your topic focused on how the public would meet this theory now rather then back then maybe you could be on to something there

Not The Real Scarecrow

sounds interesting.If I were you though I might just have a chat with a lecturer first about it, I'm not sure how it works in the college you're in, but from my experience you usually have a designated supervisor to help you.
If you feel confident about the subject, you should fly at it, however if its not something you're overly comfortable with I'd try and take a slightly easier angle at it because the last thing you want is to do a load of work on it and then realise that its going to be something you're going to be struggling to fill you're thesis with.I'd try and pull in some thing that has interested you over the years that you could write passionately about.
Most importantly though try and relax about it, if you get in too much of apanic thinking about it, it's easy make a mistake and rush into it blind.
Best of luck with whatever you decide to do and I hope you don't get overly stressed out about it.

cathy01

you hit the nail on the head, .I am reading and cant believe what I am reading.Move it forward by 80 years and its like oh my Gd was he ...well Strange.
I cant see any evidance as to how he has successfull based his opinions.
Its wrong, maybe this is an expected reasction and later we learn he was right all along.However, Idont think so.If I am wrong..someone PLEASE show me where I am wrong.
This is all his work....more or less. Now to prove him wrong.I will show a different new age EXPERT dispute his finding???
guidance and feedback welcomed.

cathy

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cathy01

I could have done what I know about ADHD etc but I want to learn so have gone with this
A ..because I had to I picked it witout knowing and
B, because had I have known what I was pciking I would never have gone with it.
So, its a learning process and I am going to learn,
but will what I learn be agreeable with others and if its not, should I care as its psychology after all , and each to their own.
etc
Oh, whats the psychological term for
"the emporers new clothes syndrom"
cheers all for the feedback,cathy

hotspur

My advice on this is to suspend your criticism somewhat and write a more simple descriptive essay. The reality of it is that Freud is difficult and requires a whole lot of study and reading before you can really understand him. Certainly that cannot come from reading a chapter in a book about him. You would usually need to read for many months at least to begin to get a handle on him.

I don't know what it is you are studying but you will do yourself a greater service in your education if you make a conscious effort to suspend judgement as long as possible to give yourself the best chance of understanding areas before dismissing them.

You may turn out to like some of Freud's work if you spend the time to read his works, you may not, but you will likely not be respected by a tutor or lecturer if you dismiss theories and theorists without understanding them first. So be careful in dismissing things out of hand.

You say that you are going to learn but "will what you learn be disagreeable to others". Just learn first, then if you truly understand the area and know what you are talking about it doesn't matter if others agree or disagree with you. As long as your arguments are reasoned and come from diligent reading of original material then you will be fine. Being critical based on reading a few pages in a chapter of secondary material will not entitle your views or essay to respect. This applies to every aspect of your study obviously not just Freud.

Good luck with your essay.

cathy01

thanks for the advice Hotspur, I am cautious , I will take on board your advice.
Cathy