An Introduction to Sigmund Freud: A Journey into the Mind
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Course Description

Welcome to the Course!
Section 1: The Man and the Movement

Lecture 1.1: Introduction to Sigmund Freud: The Father of Psychoanalysis
Lecture 1.2: The World of 19th-Century Vienna
Lecture 1.3: The "Talking Cure": From Hypnosis to Free Association
Lecture 1.4: The Unconscious: The Mind's Hidden Depths
Lecture 1.5: The Seduction Theory: A Theory Abandoned
Section 2: The Architecture of the Psyche

Lecture 2.1: The Topographic Model: Conscious, Preconscious, Unconscious
Lecture 2.2: The Structural Model: Id, Ego, and Superego
Lecture 2.3: Pleasure Principle vs. Reality Principle
Lecture 2.4: Libido and Psychic Energy
Lecture 2.5: Anxiety and Defense Mechanisms
Section 3: The Developing Self

Lecture 3.1: An Introduction to Psychosexual Development
Lecture 3.2: The Oral Stage: The World Through the Mouth
Lecture 3.3: The Anal Stage: Control and Conflict
Lecture 3.4: The Phallic Stage: The Oedipus and Electra Complexes
Lecture 3.5: Latency and the Genital Stage: From Childhood to Adulthood
Section 4: The Royal Road to the Unconscious

Lecture 4.1: "The Interpretation of Dreams": Freud's Masterpiece
Lecture 4.2: Manifest vs. Latent Content: What Dreams Hide
Lecture 4.3: The Dream Work: Condensation, Displacement, and Symbolism
Lecture 4.4: The Psychopathology of Everyday Life: Freudian Slips
Lecture 4.5: Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious
Section 5: Psychoanalysis Beyond the Couch

Lecture 5.1: "Civilization and Its Discontents": The Price of Society
Lecture 5.2: "Totem and Taboo": The Origins of Morality
Lecture 5.3: "The Future of an Illusion": Religion as a Neurosis
Lecture 5.4: Freud's Views on Art and Creativity: Sublimation
Lecture 5.5: Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego
Section 6: Legacy and Critique

Lecture 6.1: The Psychoanalytic Movement: Followers and Dissenters
Lecture 6.2: Feminist Critiques of Freudian Theory
Lecture 6.3: Scientific and Methodological Criticisms
Lecture 6.4: The Enduring Influence of Freud on Culture and Thought
Lecture 6.5: Course Conclusion: Why Freud Still Matters

Section 1: The Man and the Movement

5 Lessons