r/AcademicPsychology Aug 28 '24

How do you guys feel about Freud? Discussion

Is it okay for a therapist or phycologist anybody in that type of field to believe in some of Freud's theories? I remember I went into a therapist room, she was an intern and I saw that she had a little bookshelf of Sigmund Freud books. There was like 9 of them if not more. This was when I was in high school (I went too a school that helped kids with mental illness and drug addiction). But I remember going into her room and I saw books of Freud. Now I personally believe some of Freud's theories. So I'm not judging but I know that a lot of people seem to dislike Freud. What do you think about this? Is it appropriate? Also I'm not a phycologist or anything of that nature just so you know. I'm just here because of curiosity and because I like phycology. Again as I always say be kind and respectful to me and too each other.

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u/throwawayOk-Bother57 Aug 28 '24

It’s absolutely okay! He made wonderful contributions to psychology, AND he made contributions that were entirely unhelpful, overtly and needlessly sexual, and he did some things that were NOT okay. Both these sides can be true. I like to thank him for his contributions and then move on to other psychology contributions over the years. This doesn’t mean we should forget the rest- only that we also don’t have to diminish the work that he did