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its or igi n. An d all the idl e sop his ticates wh o wan ted to be som eth ingand exp eri en ce som ething dif fer en t, som eth ing rea list ic, and had no thi ng els e to do , submi tted to it. At lea st, tha t's wha t I'v e gat her edfrom the publicit ythe y gave it. An d not on ly the y. Fre ud ian ismis tau ght in ma ny ins titu tionsof highe rlea rn ing . Of 90 00 tra ine d psy ch iat ris ts in the Un ite d Sta tes , on ly abou t 625 are har d-core ana lys ts. Mo st ofthe oth ers sty le thems elv es "e cle cti c."Th ey are pic kers and cho ose rs. They sel ect bi ts from the var iou s the ori es and sys tem sof psy cholo gyand psy ch iat ry . But , de fac to, the psy chiatr iststra ine d in the last qua rter -cen tury in thi s coun try , and vir tua lly all tho se now in tra ini ng ,ha ve a ph ilos oph yand an outlo ok that are root ed at leas t 70 per cen t ormor e in con cepts and practic esthat sp rin gstr aig htfrom Fre ud. An d the res ult s? Doubt ful , at be st; ser iou s, lea di ng to psy choses ,to ins an ity , at their wo rst . If you dou bt me, read Clar e Boo the Lu ce. Sh e ran ou t of the psy cho ana lys t's of fic e for fea r of really be comi ng ins ane. And then we ha ve the op ini on s of ob jec tive, sc ien tific psycho lo­ gis ts and psy chi atr ist s— and th is is my op ini on , too— wh o agreewit h Han s Jurg en Eys enc k, a br igh t and up- and -coming Bri tish psy cholo gist,who sa id : 10 "I have yet to me et a Fre udi an who can pro ve tha t th ere is a hig he r imp rov eme nt rate am on g ne ur otics wh o are psycho ­ analy zed .. . Wh at evi de nc ethe y do of fe ris ane cdo tal. . . In menta l cas es of all typ es abo ut three-q uar terswill rec ove r in about the same pe rio d whethe r the y ha ve treat­ me nt or no t." Wh y the n th is myste riouspop ula rity of Fr eud ianism ,in spi te of the se trem endous obs tac les an d quest ion ab le res ult s? It is du e to sex ua l ove rem pha sis,to unhea lthy, imm ora l sex ua l pre occ upatio n. I thin k I can ans we r yo ur qu est ion best by a quot a­ tio n from Em il Lu dwig in hi s book Dr. n m. i ticates t t ing erience i ent, ing listic, ing , it e , t's ed y l . ianism i tions o r ing. i d ychiatrists in t it d t , only about 625 are hard-core analysts. Most of l selves l ctic." T e rs. They sel i s ies s of p ology i try. , to, hiatrists trained in the last quarter-century in this country, and virtually all those now in training, have a il o hy a at least 70 per cent or more in concepts and practices that spring straight from Freud. lts? Doubtful, ; serious, leading to psychoses, to insanity, at their worst. you doubt me, read Clare Boothe Luce. She r psy analyst's i e ing . opinions of objective, scientific psycholo- gists and psychiatrists - and this is my ion, to - gre with Hans Jurgen Eysenck, a i t -co ing British psychologist, who said :10 "I have yet to meet a F ian prove that there is a higher improvement rate among neurotics who are psych - l zed. . idence they do offer is anecdotal. . . In mental cases of all types about three-quarters will recover in about i r eat- ment or not." i rious l rity iani , t e s les i able l s? ~ l phasi , lthy, l l upation. r io - il i r. 10 i e, il . 10 Tim e, Apr il 23, 1956 .

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MAR GI E: Do es an y of Fr eud 's theo ries , how eve r controv ersial, ser iously con flic t with Cath olic doc trin e,Dr . Ci kr it? FR . C IK R IT : Th e firs t par agr aphthat you read in th is ar tic le: that all rel igi on swer e obsessi ona lneu ros es. . . MAR GI E: Of course , tho se are the wor ds of Sigmund Freud. FR . CIKR IT : Yes, and all typ ica l,cla ssic al Fre udi ansmus t submi t andsuc cum bto thi s and to all the oth er wei rd, cra zy, und emon- stra ted doc trin es and the ori es of the un­ sci en tif ic, unb elie vab ly do gmati c, self- opi nio nat ed Fre ud. All Freu dia ns mus t yie ld asse nt and reas on to Fr eudia ndogma s, not bec ause the y are tru e — mos t are fan cif ulfal lac ies— but sim ply becau sethe mas ter ha s sai d it. Ips e d ix it . Talk abo ut dogma tism! Th ey acc use the Po pe of be ing too dogma tic— eve ry pa pa l dogma tic de fin ition, act ual ly ver y few in num ber ,is true and wil l rem ain ete rna llytru e — but Freud and mod ern Freud ian sout pop e the Po pe bey ond the wild est imagi na tio nand be lie f, dem and ing ass ent wi tho ut proo f to the ir doct rina l and tec hn ica l erro rs. If a Fre udi anor patien twou ld no t submit ,suc h an imp ude nt per son wou ldbe exc ommu ni­ cat ed from this "u nc on sci ou s" soc iet y. It is th is Fre udi an fra ter nity we ha ve in min d durin g thi s dis cus sio n. It is clearl y the intentio n of the aut hor of the Co ron et art icle to sell Fre ud ian ism ,a wolf in she ep' s dis gui se, to the irr esp ons ive20 per cen t of Cath olic Am eri can s. MAR GI E: Wh y do you sup pos e, Fat her Cikr it, that Fre ud was so po pular ?Or was he popu lar ? FR . C IKR IT : He wa s pop ula r, and Freu ­ dianis m is still som ewhat pop ula r. It is estimated tha t per hap s15 ,000pat ien ts are submi ttin g to psy choana lys isat an y one time in the Un ited Sta tes tod ay . And wel l ove r 10 0, 00 0 have submi tte d to it alr eady— a tota l that is mo re than in all the oth er cou ntr ies the wor ld ov er ! Fr eudia n psy­ choana lys is is a fad . It ha s bee na fad sin ce r ersial, i l fli t oli i e, . it? . IKRIT: aph t i ticle: i ions al oses . CIE: , s . IKRIT: Yes, and al i l, al ians m it and mb to this and to all the other weird, crazy, undemon- strated doctrines and theories of the un- scientific, unbelievably dogmatic, self- ted . dians ield i n s, ecause they are true - most are ciful l ies - l se master h i it. tis ! ope of being tic - l tic definition, actually very few in number, is l i l y - ians outpope the Pope beyond the wildest imagination and li f, ing t i l ical rs. ian t l it, t ld ni• conscious" i ty. i ia t nity i g sion. ly n et i l ianism, a 's ise, es onsive li icans. CIE: ose, i , ? he popular? . IT: r, - t l r. haps , 0 i ts it ing oanalysi t y. l ,0 have u it ed to r - l ies l ! dian - lysis . e n

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