By: Kimberly Swanson, M.S. - PSY, CNA
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| Sigmund Freud |
During the 17th
and majority of the 18th century, publications were geared with a
“neoclassicist” view in which human behavior is based on religion and it was
considered a sin if thought to think otherwise (Summers, 2011). They believed that “order and reason” was
needed to control human thoughts especially when it came to science and the
birth of, psychology, the science of the mind (Summers, 2011).
In 1879, Wilhelm Wundt
opened the first psychology lab at the University of Leipzig in Germany. Psychology
as is relatively new science that is growing and is constantly evolving. During
psychology’s evolution, it produced many branches of studies and approaches to
the field such as Wundtian Psychology, Titchenerian structuralism, and
functional psychology. Then the it changed
into Gestalt Psychology which was for those who opposed Wundtian Psychology. Right around the same time of Gestalt psychology,
a new approach was being developed and that was psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis was developed by Sigmund Freud
from Freiberg, Moravia which is now Pribor, Czech Republic.
Psychoanalysis was founded
by Sigmund Freud in 1895 which was marked by the publishing of his first book, Studies
in Hysteria. Freud’s psychoanalysis
is based on his personality traits and theories, concept of
analyzing/interpreting dreams to explain what is going on in the conscious and
subconscious mind, and his system of psychotherapy. His concept of psychoanalysis was what paved
his legendary mark into psychological history. Freud’s name is more popular and
famous than any other psychological scientist in the past due to his style and
approach to analyzing the mind. His
face and name embraces the cover of modern day publications such as Newsweek (2006) and feature stories in The Wall Street Journal (Schultz &
Schultz, 2012).
References
Schultz, D.P., & Schultz, S.E. (2012).
Philosophical influences on psychology (10th Eds.), A History of
Modern Psychology (pp. 65-86) Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Press.
Summers, F.,
(2011). Psychoanalysis: Romantic, not wild. Psychoanalytic
Psychology, 28(1), p. 13-32.
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