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Sigmund Freud 1856-1939
Sigmund Freud was famous founder of the psychoanalysis.
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS
PSYCHOANALYSIS?
Princeton University provides you with the definition:
Psychoanalysis is
"a set of techniques for exploring underlying
motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on
the theories of Sigmund Freud."
SIGMUND FREUD'S
LIFE
Born in
Freiberg, Moravia, which is now your Czech Republic, Freud's family moved to Vienna, Austria,
when he was a child.
Sigmund Freud was a Jew, so he had to leave Austria when the
Nazis came. He escaped to London, England, where he eventually died of cancer.
You can find more info on
Sigmund's life
and work here.
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Sigmund FREUD IN 1938
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