Sigmund Freud is one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century because his ideas have been used in the culture today. It is unlikely that a person has never heard of or used a Freudian idea such as a Freudian slip or dream analysis. This paper focuses on Freud's revolutionary theory of psychoanalysis, its origins, and its impact on psychology today. The principles of this theory are fully explained.
Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis.
Sigmund Freud was born in Freiberg, Moravia on May 6, 1856 or March 6, 1856. There is controversy surrounding the exact date of his birth. His father was a wool merchant and his mother was a lively woman. She was her husband's second wife, and she was 20 years younger than he was. Freud was the oldest child in the family and his mother, Amalie's favorite. He always thought that the strong relationship between him and his mother had a lot to do with his success. When Sigmund was four he and his family moved to Vienna when he lived most of his life (Breger, 2000).
Freud was always at the head of his class in school. He entered high school at the age of nine and graduated at 17. He enrolled in the medical school at the University of Vienna in the fall of 1873. After eight years of study, he completed medical school. The person who influenced Freud the most was Ernst Brucke, who along with colleges founded the materialistic-positivistic movement in psychology. Freud studied the reproductive system of male ells in Bruke's laboratory. He wrote numerous articles on anatomy and neurology. Freud made the decision to change his career plans because jobs in this area were hard to find and did not pay well. Freud began working at Vienna General Hospital to study with Theodor Meynert, a very well know brain anatomist. Freud thought he was the most brilliant person he had ever known. .
There were many important events happening in Freud's life at this time. He had made the decision to practice medicine and was making himself known as a neuroanatomist.