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Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) was the father of [[psychoanalysis]].   

'''Sigmund Freud''' (1856–1939) was the father of [[psychoanalysis]].   

In 1938 he fled the Nazis by traveling to England, where he died later.

In 1938 he fled the Nazis by travelling to England, where he died later.

He co-founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology. Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind, especially involving the mechanism of repression; his redefinition of sexual desire as mobile and directed towards a wide variety of objects; and his therapeutic technique, especially his understanding of transference in the therapeutic relationship and the presumed value of dreams as sources of insight into unconscious desires.

He co-founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology. Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind, especially involving the mechanism of repression; his redefinition of sexual desire as mobile and directed towards a wide variety of objects; and his therapeutic technique, especially his understanding of transference in the therapeutic relationship and the presumed value of dreams as sources of insight into unconscious desires.

Contemporary psychology views Freud as having been an important and insightful contributor in the early days of the field, whose theories overemphasized sexuality at the expense of environmental influences on personality and psychopathology <ref>Westen, D. (1998).  The scientific legacy of Sigmund Freud:  Toward a psychodynamically informed psychological science.  ''Psychological Bulletin, 124'', 333-371.</ref>.

Contemporary psychology views Freud as having been an important and insightful contributor in the early days of the field, whose theories overemphasized sexuality at the expense of environmental influences on personality and psychopathology <ref>Westen, D. (1998).  The scientific legacy of Sigmund Freud:  Toward a psychodynamically informed psychological science.  ''Psychological Bulletin, 124'', 333-371.</ref>.

Sigmund Freud died of maxillary cancer at the age of 82.

Sigmund Freud died of maxillary [[cancer]] at the age of 82.

 

 

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