Freuds theories of the workings of the mind, while brilliant for their day, were formulated before most of this centurys great advances in neurophysiology and biochemistry. Today, we have a far deeper understanding of the biological components of thought, emotion, and behavior than was dreamed of eighty years ago.
It would be foolish to continue parroting Freuds psychological theories as if these advances had never occurred.
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