Freud and the Polymorphous Perverse: Freud’s conception of a ‘polymorphous perverse’ infantile sexuality in the clinical study of “Little Hans’.

Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Psychology - Personality Psychology, grade: 65, University of Warwick, language: English, abstract: Freud’s conception of a ‘polymorphous perverse’ infantile sexuality in the Three Essays emerges from his radical deconstruction of the traditional view of sexuality as a biological ‘instinct’ to reproduce. What are some of the key characteristics and gains of the Freudian view of sexuality? What does the clinical study of “Little Hans’ have to add to this picture?