The Eclipse of Freud
Sigmund Freud is rightly regarded as the father of modern phychiatry.
He not only developed the most profound theory to explain the workings of [1] ______
the human mind, but also he devised much of the ______ Some of them, [2] ______
such as Odipus______ and penis envy, have become part of the lan-
guage. Psychoanalysis, the discipline he found, became the world’s most
famous technique for helping the troubled minds. [3] ______
But with the advent of new drug therapies, Freudian analysis has be-
come almost ______ to the treatment of severe depression and schizo- [4] ______
phrenia. Though this technique is still considered suitable for treating neu-
rotics, not even the most fanatic______ believe the traditional way alone
can cope with severe cases of schizophrenia and depression.
Relatively little of Freud’s voluminous work is devoted to the empiri- [5] ______
cai study of clinic depression. His writings discuss only four patients, and [6] ______
he published only one paper on the subject. He wrote somewhat
on schizophrenia but he was always doubtful that his principles would be of [7] ______
much help in treating it. It was Freud’s ______ disciples who popular-
ized the use of his principles to treat depression and even schizophrenia. [8] ______
______ complain that Freud’s view of women was downright misog-
ynistic. Even some oxthodox Freudians concede that his emphasis on sexu-
ality as the root cause of all neuroses was too narrow. ______ Freud’s i-
deas still have impact, [9] ______
Freud turned two pieces of folk wisdom into a science. The first was [10]______
"There’s a whole lot more to folks than meets the eye." This became
known as the theory of the unconscious. The other was "Keep your mouth
shut and you might learn something." He changed the position of the doc-
tor from that of an ______ to a more receptive one.
In that sense, all forms of talk therapy can be considered as a Freudi-
an ______.