Sigmund Freud: biography and work of the famous psychoanalyst.

The initial foundations of psychoanalysis and the life of Freud.

Sigmund Freud is the most famous, controversial and charismatic thinker in psychology of the twentieth century.

His theories and works have left an important mark on the way explanations and treatment of child development, personality, memory, sexuality and treatment have been provided for decades. Many psychologists were influenced by his work, while others developed their own ideas against him.

Today, scientific psychology is developing beyond the ideas of Sigmund Freud. But this does not diminish the historical value of this researcher. After that, we will review his life and works through the biography of Sigmund Freud , in which we will learn about his life and intellectual career.

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A brief biography of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis

Freud is the father of psychoanalysis, a method aimed at treating mental illness. Freudian psychoanalysis is a theory that attempts to explain human behavior and is based on the analysis of unconscious sexual conflicts that arise in childhood.

This theory states that instinctive drives repressed by consciousness remain in the subconscious and influence…