Dora 2

Every time Dora tells Freud about her dreams he always corrects her statements and forms them into his own ideas. He constantly underestimates her and takes whatever she says and puts those words into his own perspective of how he views the situation. It is like he doesn't believe she is being honest with him or herself, and is underlying her true intentions and feelings. She explained to him about the jewelry box, the cigarette smoke, the bed wetting, and the fire, and every time he turned around and formed his own stories. He would listen to what she was saying, but he wasn't really hearing her out. Instead, he would believe she was somewhat in denial and steering away from the truth and he was right, since he could never be wrong. Freud would view Dora as hiding the facts and oppressing her own fantasies, so he would call her out on them and convince both himself and her that his ideas were correct. I think Freud has to be correct in all of his statements because he is doubted by so many others. Dora is young, especially compared to him, and she is the weak one in this case because she is the one coming in for treatment. He is the one who has the upper hand because it is him who is doctoring her and diagnosing her disease. So, to him, he cant be wrong and is holding the power over her because her dreams are an association of reality.
Transference is defined as being an act of transferring or a redirection of feeling. This plays into the therapy sessions because Freud feels as if Dora has secret feelings for him which she is trying to play off onto Herr K and her father. Whenever she tells him about her dreams he insists that they are of sexual intentions. It is almost like he doesn't think the dreams are that serious because they are just based upon sex. However, to Dora, that is not the case. She is well aware of feelings being there and having sexual connections, but she also is serious when talking about water and fire and the elements of life. It doesn't seem as if Dora has fantasies about Freud, but she very well could. In his eyes she does because she is a very horny young girl who has also had sexual interactions with another older man, Herr K. Freud claims Dora feels this way for Herr K because she is secretly in love with her father and upset at the fact that he loves Herr K's wife and not her, in a sexual manner. So, whenever she doesn't get the love back in return she turns to another man, whether it is her father, Herr K, or Freud.
I honestly think Freud is full himself and is in his own world. He is too stubborn to be considered wrong and doesn't believe Dora is ever being completely honest. Part of his theories do make sense because Dora does seem like she is very sexually disturbed, but I believe there is more to her dreams than what he is making them out to be. Freud is only believing what he wants to believe and isn't considering the reality of the situation. Even if he was completely accurate on his opinions of her thoughts when she is in the unconscious state of mind, he shouldn't tie everything to sexual feelings. It is almsot like his ego is so huge that he is so self absorbed and conceited with himself.