Trata-se de evidenciar, com o estudo do Projeto para uma psicologia científica (1895/1996) de Sigmund Freud, de que forma os postulados da defesa e do trauma aí presentes se articulam com os postulados de Freud sobre a histeria no início de seu trabalho, e qual a sua validade para compreender a psicopatologia na atualidade.
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