Freud evaluation

Freud evaluation

1. Strengths

   • Novel approach to explaining mental disorders
   • Methods were unique and developed specifically for his own purpose, to which they were all suited
   • Freud tried to be scientific in his work
   • Not all dreams held symbols, so he only used dream analysis as part of a complete psychoanalysis

2. Weaknesses

   • Lack of evidence - Freuds methods required subjective interpretation
   • Freuds concepts are not measurable
   • Cannot repeat the study and therefore cannot be tested for reliability, as id ego and superego cannot be measured
   • Use of case studies means cases cannot be repeated
   • Small samples used in case studies