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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was a leading thinker in psychology and is considered to be the founding father of psychoanalysis. We take a look at Freud's theories of personality development, his psychodynamic approach and the case studies he used to support his theories.



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31 Psychological Defense Mechanisms Explained

31 Defense Mechanisms
31 Defense Mechanisms

A look at common defense mechanisms we employ to protect the ego.
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Defense Mechanisms: Psychological Techniques We Use to Cope With Anxieties

Defense Mechanisms
Defense Mechanisms

An exploration of the psychological defense mechanisms we use to cope with anxious situations.
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Case Studies of Sigmund Freud

Freud Cases
The Case Book of Sigmund Freud

Introduction to Sigmund Freud's case histories, including Little Hans, Anna O and Wolf Man.
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Inside the Mind of Daniel Schreber

Daniel Schreber
Freud and Daniel Schreber

A look at Sigmund Freud's interpretation of Daniel Schreber's fantasies detailed in Memoirs of My Nervous Illness.
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Wolf Man

Wolf Man
The Case of Wolf Man

A history of Wolf Man, a client of the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.
Defense Mechanisms Quiz

Defense Mechanisms
Defense Mechanisms Quiz

Test your knowledge of defense mechanisms in psychology with this revision quiz.
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Freudian Personality Type Test

Fixation Test
Are You Fixated?

What's your personality type? Find out with this test.
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Sigmund Freud Revision Quiz

Freud Quiz
Test Your Freudian Knowledge

Test your knowledge of Sigmund Freud and Freudian psychology with this revision quiz.
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Carl Jung: Archetypes and Analytical Psychology

Archetypes
Living Up to Archetypes

Exploring the realm of Carl Jung's collective unconscious and the archetypes that live within it.
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The Case of Little Hans

Little Hans
The Case of Little Hans

How Freud used a boy's horse phobia to support his theories.
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Dora Case Study

Dora
Freud and Dora

A look at the background and dreams of Sigmund Freud's well-known patient, Dora.
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Rat Man: A Case of 'Obsessional Neurosis'

The Case of Rat Man
Rat Man

Case study of Sigmund Freud's client Rat Man (Ernst Lanzer), whose obsessive thoughts helped Freud to develop his theories.
Anna O: Sigmund Freud's Case History

The Case of Anna O
Anna O

The life and case study of Anna O: how Sigmund Freud was influenced by one woman's experiences.
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Psychodynamic Approach

Psychodynamics
Psychodynamic Model

How Freud's theories of the human psyche seek to explain the influence of our subconscious.
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Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud
Father of Psychoanalysis

Who was Sigmund Freud and how did his theories become so influential in psychology?
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Psychosexual Theory

Freudian Psychology
Psychosexual Theory

Freud's reputation for sexually-oriented theories on our behavior was confounded by his theory of psychosexual development.
Neo-Freudian Psychologists

Freudian Psychology
Neo-Freudian Psychologists

Proponents of neo-Freudian theory.
The Neo-Freudians

Freudian Psychology
The Neo-Freudians

What movement arose from Freud's original theories?
Introduction to Freud

Freudian Psychology
Sigmund Freud

Who was Freud and why was he so influential?
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Free Association

Freudian Psychology
Free Association

The technique used by Freud in his treatment of clients.
Evaluation of Freud

Freudian Psychology
Evaluation of Freud

Advantages and criticism of Freudian theory.
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Freud Timeline
  • 1856
    Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis, is born in modern Czech Republic.
  • 1882
    Following university, Freud begins working at Vienna General Hospital.
  • 1899
    Freud publishes The Interpretation of Dreams, looking at meanings behind dreams.
  • 1923
    Freud publishes The Ego and the Id, an exploration of the development stages of the 'id', 'ego' and 'super-ego'.
  • 1938
    Freud flees Vienna due to Nazi persecution and moves to London.
  • 1939
    Sigmund Freud dies in London.