What Was Freud's Theory Of Horse Phobia?

Freud (1909) most known study was about a little five years old boy, called Hans, who suffered from horse phobia. Freud explained, his behaviour was related to the Oedipus conflict that develops between the age of three and six and drives a love towards the mother. In Freud’s theory, the horse symbolizes the father and because the boy unconsciously worried about the father punishing him, the phobia of horses developed. The boy recovered from his fear, after the reason for the phobia became conscious the father assured him, he would not punish him (Freud 1909).

In summary, psychodynamics believed that behind all human conduct, particularly a typical behaviour, is a hidden reason, that if detected, the disorder of behaviour can be treated and