This paper examines the role of Bishop Fulton Sheen in the popularization of Freudian psychoanalysis in the United States during the 1940s and 50s. Social historians argue that Freudian ideas were pervasive in American culture during this period. While their claim speaks mainly to the impact of psychoanalysis on the cultural elite and college educated, they also suggest that Freudian ideas affected ordinary men and women. In the former case, the group impacted is small and not representative of the population as a whole; in the latter, the evidence is sparse and impressionistic. Neglected in their consideration is the influence of Fulton Sheen whose opinions on Freud reached an audience of 30,000,000 during the height of the popularity of his TV show, Life is Worth Living. Sheen's audience was more inclusive and representative of mainstream America. The negative and highly cautionary view of psychoanalysis he presented to many Americans was contrary to that which was promoted to and embraced by many of the college educated and likely shaped both their views of Freud and psychoanalytic therapy.

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Fulton J. Sheen主教：1947-1957年，美国公众对精神分析的批评。

本文考察了富尔顿·希恩主教在1940年代和50年代在美国普及弗洛伊德精神分析的作用。社会历史学家认为，在此期间，弗洛伊德思想在美国文化中十分普遍。尽管他们的主张主要说明了心理分析对文化精英和受过大学教育的影响，但他们也暗示弗洛伊德思想影响了普通男女。在前一种情况下，受影响的群体很小，不能代表整个人口；在后者中，证据是稀疏的和印象派的。在他们的考虑中被忽视的是富尔顿·希恩（Fulton Sheen）的影响力，在他的电视节目《人生就是人生》的鼎盛时期，弗洛伊德的观点吸引了3000万观众。Sheen的听众更具包容性，是美国主流的代表。他向许多美国人提出的对精神分析的消极和高度警惕的观点与许多受过大学教育的人提倡并接受的观点相反，并且很可能影响了他们对弗洛伊德和精神分析疗法的看法。