[...] Therefore, the baby tries to replace his/her sucking in a mother direction in other words, the mother gets displaces. In the theory of Freud the female sex is incomplete. She is the castrate of the real sex, the man. ``...the little girl is first a little boy, actively desiring her mother in the preoedipal period. When she recognize her lack- the penis she must have to gain her mother’s love- she turns with hostility from her mother, represses her inappropriately phallic desire, takes her father as love object and i s thrust into the feminine position (Bernheimer 1 , p.28.)``. How can be a girl be a boy? (I will come back to this question later) But how could girls in Freud’s society figure out that they are incomplete? Where could they see naked kids or adults? Would t hey not more likely see the father as uncompleted, which has no obvious sex organs, missing the breathed? Or was his society not as bluestocking as history use to tell us and Focault, with his believe about the un-prude bourgeoisie society is right? Freud impute all women a desire for a penis. Out of this penis envy the girl rejects her mother and turns to the father. This includes the rescue of the girl from her homosexuality. The original desire is displaced. Also, the desire after the nipple has to be transferred. Again, this displacement, in the theory of Freud, occurs in different ways not directly related to the cause. As result, the mother gets not only associate with a passive loss, out of stopping breathed feeding; also the mother gets active rejected, out of her incompleteness. That means, in early childhood, the mother gets twice related with negative associations and experiences. In Dora`s case 2 , Freud does not only diagnosis a hysteria out of the cause of displacement, he also diagnosis bisexuality. The 19 years old Dora lives with her patents in one house. The mother seems to play a minor role in Doras life.[...]
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Freud's Displacement
- Displacement in Human Life
- Freud's Theory of Female Sexuality
- Dora's Case
- Displacement vs. Compensation
- Butler's Argument
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This essay examines Freud's concept of displacement as illustrated in Dora's case, contrasting it with Judith Butler's perspective on gender. It analyzes how Freud interprets displacement and its role in the formation of sexuality, particularly focusing on his views on female sexuality and homosexuality. The essay also explores the societal pressures contributing to psychological distress in women during the Victorian era.
- Freud's theory of displacement and its manifestation in psychopathology.
- Freud's views on female sexuality and the concept of penis envy.
- Analysis of Dora's case study and its implications for understanding displacement and hysteria.
- Comparison of Freud's psychoanalytic perspective with Butler's theories on gender performativity.
- The impact of societal expectations and gender roles on women's mental health.
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
The essay begins by defining Freud's concept of displacement and its roots in early childhood experiences of loss and unfulfilled desire. It then explores Freud's theory of female sexuality, highlighting his view of female incompleteness and the role of displacement in the development of female identity. The analysis of Dora's case study details Freud's diagnosis of hysteria and bisexuality, examining how Dora's experiences of displacement manifest in her symptoms. The essay further distinguishes between displacement and compensation using examples from contemporary society, such as plastic surgery and anorexia nervosa. Finally, a brief overview of Butler's perspective on gender is presented, contrasting it with Freud's understanding of gender formation.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
Displacement, Freud, psychoanalysis, Dora, hysteria, bisexuality, female sexuality, penis envy, Judith Butler, gender performativity, Victorian society, compensation, anorexia nervosa.
- Quote paper
- Wiebke Bötefür (Author), 2000, Freud's Displacement In Dora`s Case And Judith Butler's ``Gender Trouble``, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/103353
