Freudian psychology is a much debated topic that encompasses many.
Some believe it was Freud's unhappy childhood that led him to.
his conclusions on how we view life while others believe he was simply a genius,.
seeing the world in ways most of us can't. Let's examine Freud's life as well as his.
most famous theory, psychoanalysis.
Freud believes our personality is for the most part fixed by the time we turn.
five or six. He believed our feelings about ourselves come from jealousness,.
anxieties, and guilt regarding how we relate to other family members and how they.
view us. There is strong reason for him to believe this.
Freud's childhood consisted of constant sadness and turmoil. His father was.
20 years older than his mother, had a couple of children by a previous marriage, and.
had a mistress throughout the good time of his marriage. His mother had an.
additional eight children. At one point, there were the eight children, a half-brother.
the age of Freud's mother, the father, and a nephew all living in the same cramped.
30-foot-by-30-foot room. Knowing this, it is not hard to see where Freud gets his.
beliefs about the family unit.
As Freud got older he became a physician and for a time practiced medicine.
in the traditional sense. However, two things changed his life around into the man.
we know of now: 1) As he listened to his patients, he became more and more.
convinced that the problems they were having were coming from psychological.
forces rather than physical ones, and 2) He couldn't stand the sight of blood. At one.
point in his career he began treating patients by giving them cocaine and eventually.
became addicted himself, nearly ruining his career.
Now let's discuss psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis is a personality theory.
based on the assumption that how we develop and behave is the result of impulses.
or needs that are unknown to us. This theory originated from a belief that people.
with psychological problems were unable to see the origin of their difficulties.
