Sigmund Freud
Abstract
Sigmund Freud was a major influence in the study of modern psychology and behavior in the twentieth century. Originally wanting to become a scientist, he was inspired by hypnotherapy to solve the unconscious causes of mental illnesses by studying psychoanalysis, the structure of the mind, psychosexual states, and dream interpretations. Freud’s work allowed psychologists to go into more depth of the reasoning behind mental illnesses and physiological symptoms.
Sigmund Freud One of the most prominent figures in the twentieth century was the psychologist and neurologist, Sigmund Freud. Freud, originally aiming to be a scientist, revisited concepts from theories of major scientists and neurologists in the past to create more dynamic theories of the human mind. Marking the beginning of a modern psychology, he determined human behavior by providing well-organized information of inner conflicts and mental forces. Not only was he the founder of psychoanalysis, but he also developed many theories involving dream interpretations, unconsciousness, the structure of the mind, psychosexual stages, and the Oedipal complex. Freud was born May 6, 1856, in Freiberg, Moravia of the Austrian empire, where today it is known as the Czech Republic (Sigmund Freud, 2012, para. 1). His father was Jacob Freud, a Jewish merchant and former widow, and his mother was Amalia Nathanson, Jacob’s second wife. Sigmund was born the first of eight children with him being the favorite (Chiriac, n.d., para 4). His parents distinguished Sigmund with intellectual brilliance at a very young age, in which case they pursued to take any educational advantage they could find. At the age of four, the family moved to Vienna where Freud could receive a better education. Being very ambitious in school, he entered the University of Vienna Medical School at seventeen years old interested in science above all (Thornton, 2010, para. 3). He did not like the clinical practice of medicine; however he
Sigmund Freud was a major influence in the study of modern psychology and behavior in the twentieth century. Originally wanting to become a scientist, he was inspired by hypnotherapy to solve the unconscious causes of mental illnesses by studying psychoanalysis, the structure of the mind, psychosexual states, and dream interpretations. Freud’s work allowed psychologists to go into more depth of the reasoning behind mental illnesses and physiological symptoms.
Sigmund Freud One of the most prominent figures in the twentieth century was the psychologist and neurologist, Sigmund Freud. Freud, originally aiming to be a scientist, revisited concepts from theories of major scientists and neurologists in the past to create more dynamic theories of the human mind. Marking the beginning of a modern psychology, he determined human behavior by providing well-organized information of inner conflicts and mental forces. Not only was he the founder of psychoanalysis, but he also developed many theories involving dream interpretations, unconsciousness, the structure of the mind, psychosexual stages, and the Oedipal complex. Freud was born May 6, 1856, in Freiberg, Moravia of the Austrian empire, where today it is known as the Czech Republic (Sigmund Freud, 2012, para. 1). His father was Jacob Freud, a Jewish merchant and former widow, and his mother was Amalia Nathanson, Jacob’s second wife. Sigmund was born the first of eight children with him being the favorite (Chiriac, n.d., para 4). His parents distinguished Sigmund with intellectual brilliance at a very young age, in which case they pursued to take any educational advantage they could find. At the age of four, the family moved to Vienna where Freud could receive a better education. Being very ambitious in school, he entered the University of Vienna Medical School at seventeen years old interested in science above all (Thornton, 2010, para. 3). He did not like the clinical practice of medicine; however he
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