Activity 11.
Analysis
1. Freud’s Case Study
“FANNY MOSER”
Fanny Moser was a Swiss noblewoman who at one point was known as the richest woman in
Eastern Europe. She was one of the five women evaluated in Freud's Studies on Hysteria, which
led to his psychoanalytic theories. Hysteria manifests itself as the symptoms of a trauma,
associated with a complex of secret and prohibited desires or fears. A symptom may lead directly
back to the trauma, but this unfortunately is not the end of matters. Freud is using both
unconscious and conscious means, through suggestion, to manipulate Fanny into a happier frame
of mind. When Freud confronts Fanny with a traumatic situation such as the death of close
relatives, her reaction is to multiply her hysterical symptoms. Fanny is able to repeat and
proliferate, again and again, her symptoms, as Freud struggles to keep up with what is going on.
The treatment of Fanny and Freud’s therapeutic interventions disclose the unconscious
communication between them, especially involving the transfer of affects – with Fanny insisting
on their passionate nature and Freud’s attempts to undermine her passions. It is precisely through
appreciating the unconscious exchange of affects and their passionate forms that Freud came to
understand the possibility of new forms for those passions.
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2. Freud’s Family Background
Composition of his family
Give a reflection on what you think was it like for Freud growing up in his family.
Sigmund Freud was born on May 6, 1856, in Freiberg, Moravia (now Czech Republic). Sigmund
was the first child of his twice-widowed father's third marriage. His mother, Amalia Nathanson,
was nineteen years old when she married Jacob Freud, aged thirty-nine. Sigmund's two
stepbrothers from his father's first marriage were approximately the same age as his mother, and
his older stepbrother's son, Sigmund's nephew, was his earliest playmate. Thus, the boy grew up
in an unusual family structure, his mother halfway in age between himself and his father. Though
seven younger children were born, Sigmund always remained his mother's favorite. When he
was four, the family moved to Vienna (now the capital of Austria), the capital city of the Austro-
Hungarian monarchy (the complete rule of Central Europe by Hungary and Austria from 1867 to
1918). Freud would live in Vienna until the year before his death. Sigmund Freud inherited from
his father the sense of humor, the skepticism before life incertitude, the habit of exemplifying by
a Jewish anecdote when he wanted to bring out some moral feature, his liberalism and free
thought. From his mother he would have taken "the sentimentalism", an ambiguous word in
German, which would mean that Freud was capable of intense emotional feelings. Freud enjoyed
the unrestrained love of his mother, Amalia, who called him "my golden Sigi". This
unconditional love will make Freud notice: "When you were incontestably the favorite child of
your mother, you keep during your lifetime this victor feeling, you keep feeling sure of success,
which in reality seldom doesn't fulfill".
Activity 12. Analysis
1. Choose a story you want to use for this activity. It can be a story you have read, a
telenovela or a movie you have watched. Use the given matrix to accomplish this
activity.
Title of the story/ movie: MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN
Summary: Based on the incredible true story of the Beam family. When Christy (Jennifer
Garner) discovers her 10-year-old daughter Anna (Kylie Rogers) has a rare,
incurable disease, she becomes a ferocious advocate for her daughter’s healing as
she searches for a solution. After Anna has a freak accident, an extraordinary
miracle unfolds in the wake of her dramatic rescue that leaves medical specialists
mystified, her family restored and their community inspired.
Character Description Piagetian Connection
Kevin Beam Formal-Operational Stage
Example: Kevin is on the verge of starting a new business,
which he and his wife are hoping gets off the ground. Until
one day, their daughter got sick and Kevin decided to bring
her to the hospital.
Christy Beam Formal-Operational Stage
Example: Christy is unconvinced when other doctors said
that her daughter may just be lactose intolerant. She
insisted to have more tests until she bring Anna to Boston to
see Dr. Nurko, a gastroenterologist that she was referred to.
Concrete-Operational Stage
Anna Beam
Example: Anna was asked about her cross necklace, which
Anna says is a reminder for her that Jesus is with her.
Pastor Scott Formal-Operational Stage
Example: Pastor Scott encourage and remind Christy to not
lose faith to God. He continually pray for Beam family
even in their Church Service.
Dr Nurko Formal-Operational Stage
Example: Nurko finally gets a chance to see Anna and
made several test to know her condition. He agrees to help,
but he tells Christy the severity of Anna's condition.