Wolf Man
Book • 2022
"Wolf Man" is a famous case study by Sigmund Freud, focusing on a patient's recurring dream of wolves on a tree.
Freud interprets the dream as a symbolic representation of the patient's repressed childhood trauma, particularly witnessing his parents having sex.
The case study illustrates Freud's method of dream analysis and its application to understanding neurotic symptoms.
It highlights the role of early childhood experiences in shaping adult anxieties and fears.
The case remains a subject of ongoing discussion and interpretation within psychoanalysis.
Freud interprets the dream as a symbolic representation of the patient's repressed childhood trauma, particularly witnessing his parents having sex.
The case study illustrates Freud's method of dream analysis and its application to understanding neurotic symptoms.
It highlights the role of early childhood experiences in shaping adult anxieties and fears.
The case remains a subject of ongoing discussion and interpretation within psychoanalysis.