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Article: Consequences of the unresolved oedipal paradigm: a review of the literature.
- Article from:
- Journal of Evolutionary Psychology
- Article date:
- October 1, 2005
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Sigmund Freud was born in Vienna in 1856 and died in London in 1939. Highly influenced by the works of Joseph Breuer, Freud notably went on to become known as the "Father of Psychoanalysis." There are, however, many modern critics of Freud who feel he created a labyrinth of errors into which he led his followers (Crews, 1995). Some even question whether or not anyone can consider psychoanalytic theory "scientific" (Holland, 2004). Never-the-less, Freud became famous for his contributions to many theoretical models and psychoanalytical processes. He contributed much to the areas of transference and countertransference, that is, the intensive emotional exchange (love or ...