"Anatomy determines fate" is the famous saying of Sigmund Freud.

Character information

Sigmund Freud, May 6, 1856 - September 23, 1939, Austrian psychiatrist, psychologist, psychoanalyst Founder. He entered the Medical School of the University of Vienna in 1873 and received his doctorate in medicine in 1881.

He worked as a physician at the Vienna General Hospital from 1882 to 1885, engaged in research on brain anatomy and pathology. Then went into private practice to treat mental illness. The concept of psychoanalysis was formally proposed in 1895. The publication of "The Interpretation of Dreams" in 1899 is considered to be the formal formation of psychoanalytic psychology.

Student period

Freud’s enlightenment education was implemented by his parents at home in 1865, when he was 9 years old - one year earlier than the normal school age. ——Enter the famous Leopold Regional Practical High School (junior and high school integrated system). During this period, Freud studied a large amount of classical literature from ancient Greece to ancient Rome, as well as Latin, Greek, French and English.

He also taught himself Spanish and Italian. In high school, he was influenced by a friend and wanted to become a lawyer in the future. In the autumn of 1873, Freud entered the University of Vienna to study medicine. Here he changed his name from Sigismund to Sigmund.

At this stage, he was influenced by Darwin's theory of evolution. He also carefully read Feuerbach's works and listened to Brentano's courses. From his third year at university, he began to study physiology in Ernst Brück's physiological laboratory. In 1879 he was drafted by the military to serve in the medical service for a year. He graduated from school with a doctorate in medicine in 1881.

Freud founded the theory and expanded his influence

1. Founding the theory

In 1895, Freud and Breuer combined *** The results of the same study on hysteria were written in the book "Research on Hysteria". The publication of this book laid the theoretical foundation for the creation of Freudian psychoanalysis. In the process of studying hysteria, Freud used the concept of "psychoanalysis" for the first time in the history of medicine and psychology.

In 1897, a year after his father's death, Freud began his self-analysis. The main method of self-analysis is to analyze your dreams. After two years of self-analysis, he concluded that the psychological disorder was caused by accumulated sexual tension.

2. Expansion of influence

With the publication of the book "The Interpretation of Dreams", the psychoanalytic movement gradually developed. At this time, a group of young scholars gathered around Freud and established the "Wednesday Psychological Research Group", or the Vienna Psychoanalytic Group. In 1902, the Psychoanalytic Association was developed.

Those who participated at that time later became outstanding psychoanalysts, including Adler, Rank, Fedden, and Jung. "Psychopathology in Everyday Life", published in 1904, explores the psychological effects of various common mistakes in life, such as forgetting, gaffes, clerical errors, misplacing things, etc. The conclusions Freud made in his book are now widely accepted.