Freud recognised the importance of anxiety. He was one of the first writers to argue that anxiety was a critical component of neurosis. Freud distinguished between ‘objective’ and ‘neurotic’ anxiety. By objective, Freud meant the reaction we have to external danger or expected injury. Neurotic anxiety was viewed as... Read more
Poor Sigmund Freud. Everyone seems to have an opinion about him and it’s usually negative - or perhaps this relates more to the people I work with. I can’t say I’m a particular fan of Freudian ideas but I try to be charitable and place both the man and his contributions in a historical context. In this way, I feel, it is... Read more
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