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Sigmund Freud

Psychoanalysis

Sigmund Freud

1856–1939

The ego is not master in its own house.

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. His work has profoundly influenced psychology, psychiatry, and Western thought in general.

Contribution

Unconscious, drives, interpretation of dreams

Key Works

  • The Interpretation of Dreams
  • Beyond the Pleasure Principle
  • Civilization and Its Discontents
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