Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist, now

known as the father of psychoanalysis.

He lived between 1856 and 1939.

He  entered the University of Vienna at age 17.

 He graduated with an MD in 1881.

Early life and education

Freud's birthplace, a rented room in a locksmith's house, Příbor, Austro-Hungarian

Empire

Freud (aged 16) and his beloved mother, Amalia, in 1872

In 1882, Freud began his medical career at the Vienna General Hospital.

In October 1885, Freud went to Paris on a fellowship to study with Jean-Martin Charcot, a renowned neurologist who was conducting scientific research into hypnosis.

He set up a private practice in 1886 and began using hypnosis in his clinical work.

Freud’s clinical work eventually led him to the conclusion that more consistent and effective symptom relief could be obtained by encouraging patients to talk freely, without censorship or inhibition

Early career and development of psychoanalysis

Approach to Freud's consulting rooms at Berggasse 19

Psychoanalysis is a set of psychological and psychotherapeutic theories and associated techniques

Under the broad umbrella of psychoanalysis there are at least 22 theoretical orientations regarding human mental development.

Freudian psychoanalysis refers to a specific type of treatment in which the "analysand" (analytic patient) verbally expresses his or her thoughts, including free associations, fantasies, and dreams.

Freudian psychoanalysis relies on the concept that it is only after having a cathartic (e.g. healing) experience can a person be "cured" and aided.

 Freud's psychoanalytic system came to dominate the field of the early twentieth century, forming the basis for many later variants.

Psychoanalysis

The Sigmund Freud memorial in Hampstead, North London.

Dr. Sigmund Freud died in London from a lethal dose of morphine on September 23, 1939, at the age of 83.

Sigmund Freud’s work has been both passionately praised and heavily criticized but no one has influenced psychology as much as Freud. In 2001, Time Magazine featured Sigmund Freud as one of their 100 most important people of the 20th century.

The death of the father of psychoanalysis

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