Early Freud On the 6 May 1856, Sigmund Freud was born to Amalia Nathanson, a nineteen year old from the Czech Republic. His mother married Jacob Freud, who was aged thirty-nine. Freud's two stepbrothers from his father's first marriage were approximately the same age as his mother, this was quiet awkward for Freud, as one could imagine. Freud was the oldest of eight children. Freud grew up in Vienna after moving there at the age of 4. It was here that he attended school and had a brilliant academic record, this in turn lead Freud to enter the University of Vienna to study in 1873 (1)
Freud spent seven instead of the usual five years acquiring his doctorate degree. At the age of twenty-four Freud received his PhD in medicine. He fell in love and wanted to marry, however; the salaries available to a young scientist could not support a wife and family (2). He had met Martha Bernays, who was the daughter of a upper class family, when he was twenty-six they got engaged two months later. Freud and Martha were separated during the four years before their marriage, however they married in 1887. Of their six children, his daughter Anna became one of her father's most famous followers. Freud spent three years as a resident physician at a general hospital and the medical center of Vienna before moving into the area of psychoanalysis, where he would change psychology for ever.
Development of Psychoanalysis
Deveoplement of Psychoanalysis Freud soon devoted all his efforts using the treatment of hypnosis on hysterical patients. He began to see the positive and powerful effects that hypnosis was having on hysterical patients. Freud and another colleague Joseph Breuer published a paper called the Studies on Hysteria (1895)(4). Freud coin the term "psychoanalysis”, which would go on to be known worldwide.
The years from 1890 to 1901 were difficult for Freud, however; they were also some of the most productive years of his life. Freud and J. Breuer published their first psychoanalytic Case studies, (Studies on Hysteria, 1895), he completed his self-analysis, and he wrote (The Interpretation of Dreams 1899) (5),(The Psychopathology of Everyday Life 1901) (6).. those papers went on to become the most popular and important in history.
Turn of the 20th century. During the first year of the 20th century, Freud was in a transitional period. Two of Freud's major psychoanalytic works were published (The Interpretation of Dreams in 1899 and The Psychopathology of Everyday Life in 1901), however; he had not yet received the recognition or support he was hoping for.Freud's began to alienated himself from his, colleague, and father figure Josef Breuer, and from the friend that came to replace Breuer, the speculative Berlin doctor Wilhelm Fliess. things began to pick up for Freud's and his work.
Freud's publications were gaining a big and wider audience than he had ever had before. Physicians began to attended Freud's lectures, and the many of those physicians started to use psychoanalysis on their patients. In 1902, the same year that Freud was promoted to assistant professor, Freud began hosting weekly discussion groups at his house on Wednesday evenings.They were first known as the Wednesday Psychological Society, however; in April of 1908 it would officially become the "Viennese Psycho-Analytic Society” (9).
The Relationship between Freud and Jung. Freud and Jung began to correspond in April 1906. They met through a staff member at a well known Germany hospital. When Freud was in Vienna Jung came to visit him on February 27, 1907, both men had an immediate rapport with each other and built a strong relationship very quickly. They would spent hours talking about psychoanalysis. Freud's theories fascinated Jung and Freud's evident confidence in them , and Freud was fascinated by Jung's youth, wit, and intelligence. It seemed like a marriage made in heaven. Freud lacked any wit and was not a good entertainer in social situations, however; Jung was everything Freud was not … he had wit and charm and was a notorious ladies man. however; he was one of the most interesting and exciting of Freud's followers therefore Freud knew he needed Jung if these theories were to acclaim world popularity.
So both parties set off for America in 1909, Freud traveled with Jung and to Clark University, in Worcester, Massachusetts, where Freud had been invited to give a series of lectures on psychoanalysis. Freud was kindly received there and in New York, where he spent a week, but he hated the United States.Even though Freud had a distaste for America and it people, it could obviously be seen that psychoanalysis had taken huge strides on it's path to spread international
. Freud's Death Freud developed Cancer in his mouth; this was due to this addiction of cigars. During this time he has thirty-three operations. The cancer would eventually lead to freuds dead sixteen years later, however this did not stop Freud and he went to publish some very important papers on aggression and sexual drive (beyond the Pleasure, 1920)(7); another paper describes a theoretical framework in order to organize data concerning the mind.. (The ego and the ld, 1923)(8), and he changed his theory from a danger in unconscious, rather than a result of sexual tension ( Inhibitions, Symptoms and Anxiety,1926). Even through Freud’s toughest years , he still managed to produce outstanding work.
When World War 2 broke out Freud and his family were put under house arrest, however he used his connection to get to London where he spent the last year of his life getting surgeries on his cancer. He died in London on the 23 September 1939.
On the 6 May 1856, Sigmund Freud was born to Amalia Nathanson, a nineteen year old from the Czech Republic. His mother married Jacob Freud, who was aged thirty-nine. Freud's two stepbrothers from his father's first marriage were approximately the same age as his mother, this was quiet awkward for Freud, as one could imagine. Freud was the oldest of eight children. Freud grew up in Vienna after moving there at the age of 4. It was here that he attended school and had a brilliant academic record, this in turn lead Freud to enter the University of Vienna to study in 1873 (1)
Freud spent seven instead of the usual five years acquiring his doctorate degree. At the age of twenty-four Freud received his PhD in medicine. He fell in love and wanted to marry, however; the salaries available to a young scientist could not support a wife and family (2). He had met Martha Bernays, who was the daughter of a upper class family, when he was twenty-six they got engaged two months later. Freud and Martha were separated during the four years before their marriage, however they married in 1887. Of their six children, his daughter Anna became one of her father's most famous followers. Freud spent three years as a resident physician at a general hospital and the medical center of Vienna before moving into the area of psychoanalysis, where he would change psychology for ever.
Deveoplement of Psychoanalysis
Freud soon devoted all his efforts using the treatment of hypnosis on hysterical patients. He began to see the positive and powerful effects that hypnosis was having on hysterical patients. Freud and another colleague Joseph Breuer published a paper called the Studies on Hysteria (1895)(4). Freud coin the term "psychoanalysis”, which would go on to be known worldwide.
The years from 1890 to 1901 were difficult for Freud, however; they were also some of the most productive years of his life. Freud and J. Breuer published their first psychoanalytic Case studies, (Studies on Hysteria, 1895), he completed his self-analysis, and he wrote (The Interpretation of Dreams 1899) (5),(The Psychopathology of Everyday Life 1901) (6).. those papers went on to become the most popular and important in history.
Turn of the 20th century.
During the first year of the 20th century, Freud was in a transitional period. Two of Freud's major psychoanalytic works were published (The Interpretation of Dreams in 1899 and The Psychopathology of Everyday Life in 1901), however; he had not yet received the recognition or support he was hoping for.Freud's began to alienated himself from his, colleague, and father figure Josef Breuer, and from the friend that came to replace Breuer, the speculative Berlin doctor Wilhelm Fliess.
things began to pick up for Freud's and his work.
Freud's publications were gaining a big and wider audience than he had ever had before. Physicians began to attended Freud's lectures, and the many of those physicians started to use psychoanalysis on their patients. In 1902, the same year that Freud was promoted to assistant professor, Freud began hosting weekly discussion groups at his house on Wednesday evenings.They were first known as the Wednesday Psychological Society, however; in April of 1908 it would officially become the "Viennese Psycho-Analytic Society” (9).
The Relationship between Freud and Jung.
Freud and Jung began to correspond in April 1906. They met through a staff member at a well known Germany hospital. When Freud was in Vienna Jung came to visit him on February 27, 1907, both men had an immediate rapport with each other and built a strong relationship very quickly. They would spent hours talking about psychoanalysis. Freud's theories fascinated Jung and Freud's evident confidence in them , and Freud was fascinated by Jung's youth, wit, and intelligence. It seemed like a marriage made in heaven. Freud lacked any wit and was not a good entertainer in social situations, however; Jung was everything Freud was not … he had wit and charm and was a notorious ladies man. however; he was one of the most interesting and exciting of Freud's followers therefore Freud knew he needed Jung if these theories were to acclaim world popularity.
So both parties set off for America in 1909, Freud traveled with Jung and to Clark University, in Worcester, Massachusetts, where Freud had been invited to give a series of lectures on psychoanalysis. Freud was kindly received there and in New York, where he spent a week, but he hated the United States.Even though Freud had a distaste for America and it people, it could obviously be seen that psychoanalysis had taken huge strides on it's path to spread international
.
Freud's Death
Freud developed Cancer in his mouth; this was due to this addiction of cigars. During this time he has thirty-three operations. The cancer would eventually lead to freuds dead sixteen years later, however this did not stop Freud and he went to publish some very important papers on aggression and sexual drive (beyond the Pleasure, 1920)(7); another paper describes a theoretical framework in order to organize data concerning the mind.. (The ego and the ld, 1923)(8), and he changed his theory from a danger in unconscious, rather than a result of sexual tension ( Inhibitions, Symptoms and Anxiety,1926). Even through Freud’s toughest years , he still managed to produce outstanding work.
When World War 2 broke out Freud and his family were put under house arrest, however he used his connection to get to London where he spent the last year of his life getting surgeries on his cancer. He died in London on the 23 September 1939.
Authored by John Foran