Freud Family Therapy

In this excerpt we will explore the life of Sigmund Freud and the degree of influence that depression had in the life of this well-known psychologist. We will also attempt to highlight specific reasons for why such a decorated man experienced episodes of depression and anxiety. What makes this study so unique is the fact that psychologists like Freud are depended on to help relieve peoples inner tensions and resolve their ongoing psychological problems. Ironically, it turns out that Sigmund Freud was also a victim of the same issue that many of his clients faced. Clinical depression plagued Freud from the beginning of his life and can be pointed to as the reason for his death. One likely possibility for this depression involves a mixture …show more content…
Freud clearly had a distaste for his father as he was the reason why they were forced to move from Freiburg. Freud may have also had an issue with the fact that his father had children in a previous marriage who were around the same age as Freud’s mother. These family issues arose early on in Freud’s life and continued to build on his depression. We also see a family tragedy that occur in the latter part of Freud’s life as his four sisters were victims of the treacherous concentration camps. The whole goal behind family therapy is to make the family into one cohesive and productive unit. It attempts to embed everyone’s perspective and formulate progressive relations through positive communication and establish a bond of unity. Family relations throughout the Freud family were clearly strained, especially between Freud and his father. As a result, Family System Therapy will likely heal the wounds of time and play a big role in diminishing Freud’s clinical depression. Another effective therapy that would have likely benefited Freud is a simple group therapy. In group therapy, people get together and express their feelings to one another. The clients are in a safe environment where they can see that others are going through the same thing as each other. Everyone in this group attempts to help each other out and understand that at the end of the day, they all are looking to accomplish a common goal. Millions of Jews were going through similar circumstances that Freud was going through at the time. As a result, if he saw that he wasn’t alone, he could have not only helped cure himself but other distressed Jews as