Running head: SIGMUND FREUD, THE FATHER OF PSYCHOLOANALYSIS
Sigmund Freud, The Father of Psychoanalysis, His History and Theories
Sharon A. Chow
Keiser University
Who is Sigmund Freud, and what are his theories of the human mind and behaviors?
Sigmund Freud, a psychologist of the eighteen and nineteen hundreds, had a greed for knowledge. He was a writer and had a rich history and background, full of great ideas and theories which he explained in his later years. Some people concurred with him, and some opposed his work. He was one who explored the human mind more than anyone in his past. Sigmund Freud was of Austrian decent, who was well known for his skillful manipulation of psychoanalysis. He was also …show more content…
The mind then seizes the opportunity to act out the hidden desires of enjoyment, sensual gratifications and unexplained impulses. These thoughts, however, can interrupt the psychological flow and become harmful as it translates in more disturbing contents, resulting in confusion and mysterious forms of mental images.
Freud reiterates that one struggles to remember his or her dreams, as the super-ego is busy protecting the conscious mind from agitating images and desires of the unconscious mind. In addition, Freud’s belief is that the stimulating interest of a dream is wish fulfilment and thoughts are kept under control during the day, can penetrate your dreams as a way to get fulfilment. Sigmund Freud stressed the importance of the mind as a reservoir where wishes and impulses are kept at bay for further use. Freud, for example, in 1915, discovered that some situations were too alarming and painful for his patients to accept and believed information were stored in the unconscious mind. This occurs through the process of repression. Freud also re-stated the theory of the importance of the unconscious mind rules the behaviors to a greater level than people suspected. The aim is to make the unconscious,
Sigmund Freud, The Father of Psychoanalysis, His History and Theories
Sharon A. Chow
Keiser University
Who is Sigmund Freud, and what are his theories of the human mind and behaviors?
Sigmund Freud, a psychologist of the eighteen and nineteen hundreds, had a greed for knowledge. He was a writer and had a rich history and background, full of great ideas and theories which he explained in his later years. Some people concurred with him, and some opposed his work. He was one who explored the human mind more than anyone in his past. Sigmund Freud was of Austrian decent, who was well known for his skillful manipulation of psychoanalysis. He was also …show more content…
The mind then seizes the opportunity to act out the hidden desires of enjoyment, sensual gratifications and unexplained impulses. These thoughts, however, can interrupt the psychological flow and become harmful as it translates in more disturbing contents, resulting in confusion and mysterious forms of mental images.
Freud reiterates that one struggles to remember his or her dreams, as the super-ego is busy protecting the conscious mind from agitating images and desires of the unconscious mind. In addition, Freud’s belief is that the stimulating interest of a dream is wish fulfilment and thoughts are kept under control during the day, can penetrate your dreams as a way to get fulfilment. Sigmund Freud stressed the importance of the mind as a reservoir where wishes and impulses are kept at bay for further use. Freud, for example, in 1915, discovered that some situations were too alarming and painful for his patients to accept and believed information were stored in the unconscious mind. This occurs through the process of repression. Freud also re-stated the theory of the importance of the unconscious mind rules the behaviors to a greater level than people suspected. The aim is to make the unconscious,