
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