Although Freud's therapy appears illogical, supported only by his own theories and practiced only on a case-by case basis, the story of the Rat Man is remarkable. The intensive psychoanalysis that the Rat Man was subjected to extricated the root causes of his obsession and neurotic behavior without his having to rely on medication. Therefore, Freud's theories, will flawed, may have valid real-world applications.

Freud drew several conclusions, all based on his psychoanalytic theories. First, Freud noted that in the Rat Man, "Sexual arousal became linked with punishment and hostility against his

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