Krysí muž a Vlčí muž - Slavné klinické případy – Freud Sigmund (2022)

A significant part of Freud's work, through which he clarified his fundamental theories, were descriptions of his clinical cases – case studies of his patients. These present a fascinating opportunity to see how Freud's daily sessions unfolded. In this anthology, we present the case studies of the Rat Man and the Wolf Man. The Rat Man summarizes one of the first descriptions of the entire psychoanalytic treatment, clinical details, and the inner world of the patient. It illustrates the conflict between the desire for a father's love and the struggle with him, between love and hate, and the displacement of hateful feelings into compulsive symptoms. In contrast, the Wolf Man sheds light on the mystery of psychosexuality, containing fantasies of castration, primal scenes, and seduction. In this case study, Freud presents the idea of reworking traumatic experiences, the additional transformation of memories and fantasies. The case study of the Rat Man is supplemented by extensive notes Freud made immediately after each session. These were found in his estate and have not yet been published in Czech. They are, however, a great testament to how Freud clinically observed and reflected.