Psych Ethics

The article written by Christopher T. Kilmartin and Daniel Dervin entitled "Inaccurate Representation of the Electra Complex in Psychology Textbooks" found in the Teaching of Psychology Journal argues that some psychology textbooks misrepresent Sigmund Freud as the author of the Electra Complex when its true author is in fact Carl Jung; this is the framework of their argument. The data presented throughout the article is sufficient. It begins with quotations from Freud and Jung themselves commenting on the Electra Complex. Jung suggests the Electra Complex and Freud does not agree with the idea, so this shows evidence on authorship. There is also another claim that the Electra Complex and the Oedipus Complex should not be shown together in texts books under Freud's theory because the Electra complex was not authored by him. The authors of the article show substantial proof that there are textual misrepresentations in the books by collecting data. This evidenceis also appropriate for the clain. The organizational strategy of the article is effective because it is easy to follow. There is an explanation

of the problem, followed by a claim, evidence, and then a call to action. This sequence makes it easy to see the purpose of the article. The article is significant because it emphasizes the importance of teaching the correct information and calls for credit to be given to the correct author. It seemed as though both authors were well knowledged in the subject, however, one of the authors had an emphasis on English. One would think that more background in Psychology would be necessary for writing about the subject of Psychology. Some other points of view were brought into perspective, but the authors could have elaborated on why people credited the Electra Complex to Freud instead of Jung. This explanation could hae been helpful. The argumentative reasoning found in the article seemed to be appropriate and effective. Therefore, the logical of the piece is acceptable, but could use a little bit more emphasis.