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A psychiatrist can also be abnormal
One of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century is Dr. Sigmund Freud. He is a doctor, psychologist and also the father of few of the most intriguing developments and theories in this vast field of thought and process. He is easily recognizable by his wise gray hair, cigar in hand, well-trimmed beard and a very elegant sense of dressing. His piercing eyes seem to penetrate the human soul to the extent of having your thoughts exposed, as his appearance and stiff posture reflect a person with strong determination. Freud's advance on the psychoanalytical model and his discovery of the "unconscious mind" have resulted in his immense fame. Adding to that resume is his work on the interpretation of dreams, female sexuality, schizophrenia, intra-psychic conflicts, and an abundance of essays. His theories are complex and new for people to understand or consider being the ultimate truth. "It should be evident why psychoanalysis in general, and Freud in particular, have exerted such a strong influence upon the popular imagination in the Western World over the past 90 years or so, and why both the theory and practice of psychoanalysis should remain the object of a great deal of controversy" (1).
Sigmund Freud was born in 1856 in a small town in Vienna and had the fate of being brought up in a small, impoverished family in the midst of 10 other siblings. This situation cultivated a feeling of fear, of insecurity as well as of unhappiness, all on the common basis of neglect. "Like many bright children in similar circumstances, he escaped into the world of his imagination. As an adult, Freud sought fame, created theories that he hoped would surpass all others and secured his stature in the world as a great man. This drive arose from the same source as the heroic identifications of this childhood"(3) According to Louis Breger, involved in research on Freud, there were four important events in Freud's life which...
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