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18 hours ago · Psychoanalysis [i] is a set of theories and therapeutic techniques [ii] that deal in part with the unconscious mind, [iii] and which together form a method of treatment for mental disorders. The discipline was established in the early 1890s by Sigmund Freud, [1] whose work stemmed partly from the clinical work of Josef Breuer and others.
5 days ago · Freud is famous for inventing and developing the technique of psychoanalysis; for articulating the psychoanalytic theory of motivation, mental illness, and the structure of the subconscious; and for influencing scientific and popular conceptions of human nature by positing that both normal and abnormal thought and behaviour are ...
- After graduating (1873) from secondary school in Vienna, Sigmund Freud entered the medical school of the University of Vienna, concentrating on phy...
- Sigmund Freud died of a lethal dose of morphine administered at his request by his friend and physician Max Schur. Freud had been suffering agonizi...
- Sigmund Freud’s voluminous writings included The Interpretation of Dreams (1899/1900), The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (1904), Totem and Taboo...
2 days ago · Psychoanalytic therapy, sometimes referred to simply as psychoanalysis, is a type of talk therapy based on the principles of psychoanalytic theory. This therapy delves into how unconscious thoughts and feelings rooted in early life experiences influence current behavior and relationships.
5 days ago · To be fully universal, psychoanalysis—a term Freud coined in 1896—would also have to examine the male psyche in a condition of what might be called normality. It would have to become more than a psychotherapy and develop into a complete theory of the mind.
4 days ago · Psychoanalysis is a form of psychological treatment, based on an understanding of the unconscious mind, arising out of the pioneering work of Sigmund Freud. His ideas were subsequently developed by others. Psychoanalysis is far from being a unified set of theories.
2 days ago · The relationship between psychoanalysis and Critical Theory (the Frankfurt School), contrary to dominant interpretations, is examined from a sociocultural perspective. Psychoanalysis addressed the sociopolitical issues of its time, including cultural shifts, war, and the cultural conditio humana in general. Beyond that, and more importantly, it ...
5 days ago · Sigmund Freud - Psychoanalysis, Psychology, Theory: If the troubled history of its institutionalization served to call psychoanalysis into question in certain quarters, so too did its founder’s penchant for extrapolating his clinical findings into a more ambitious general theory.
