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Class, before I let you go today, I want to tell you about a
fascinating program that is going to be on in four days at 8 pm
on Channel 12. It's part of the "Great Minds in Psychology"
series that has been on Public TV this year. The subject of Monday's
program will be Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. The program
explains how Freud pioneered the technique of psychoanalysis,
and it looks at Freud's investigations into the internal conflicts
between the conscious and unconscious. As you know from taking
this class, Freud split the psyche into three parts: the id, the
ego and the super ego. The program covers this fairly well, and
everything is illustrated with great computer animation that makes
the explanations really easy to grasp. One more thing I like is
that Freud's controversial ideas are shown without bias, for the
narrative is fair and balanced, as well as scholarly. There are
no 'Freud lovers' or 'Freud bashers' here. You really should make
an effort to watch this show, especially since some questions
about Sigmund Freud will be on the quiz next Tuesday. But more
than that, I think you will find the hour-long show to be both
interesting and informative. By the way, it says here in the program
notes that the following week's program will be about Carl Jung.
I just hope that it's as good and evenhanded as this one is about
Sigmund Freud. Well, that's all I have for today. Tomorrow is
a holiday, so I will see you Monday afternoon. Oh, and please
make sure you bring in your homework when I see you next time.
Bye and have a good holiday!
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