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Article 1: Dunker, C. I. (2008). Psychology and psychoanalysis in Brazil: From cultural syncretism to the collapse of liberal individualism. Theory & Psychology, 18, (2). 223-236.

[This article examines the dissemination of psychoanalysis in Brazil and its role in the context of cultural syncretism.]

Questions to Consider:

1. According to the article, why it is difficult to define what psychoanalysis means in Brazil?
2. Briefly discuss various professional fields that influenced by psychoanalysis in Brazil. Why is psychology in Brazil considered to be syncretic?
3. Explain the roles of clinical psychologists, militant psychologists, and civil servants.
4. What role does psychoanalysis play in Brazilian society? How is it different from the role that psychoanalysis plays in U.S. society?

Article 2: Shamdasani, S., & Borch-Jacobsen, M. (2008). Interprefactions: Freud’s legendary science. History of the Human Sciences, 21, (3). 1-25.

[This article presents a historical research, through which, the legendary nature of Freud’s achievements can be better understood.]

Questions to Consider:

1. Discuss what it meant to create a new psychology at the end of the 19^th century. What role did Freud play in the process of differentiating psychology from other sciences, such as biology and philosophy?
2. Identify and discuss the historical context which made Freud’s legacy possible. Why do you think Freud became more prominent than his colleagues?
3. What was E. Bleuler’s perspective on the Freudian psychoanalysis? Briefly discuss the main criticisms of the Freudian psychoanalysis presented by Freud’s contemporary adversaries.
4. Based on the article, how do you understand Freud’s legend?