Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud (German pronunciation: [ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfʁɔʏt]), born Sigismund Schlomo Freud (6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939), was an Austrian neurologist who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology. Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind and the defense mechanism of repression and for creating the clinical practice of psychoanalysis for curing...
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  • May 6, 1856

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Date of death:

  • Sep 23, 1939

Also known as:

  • Sigismund Schlomo Freud

Sigmund Freud Quotes

  • “ Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.”

  • “ Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them.”

  • “ The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is What does a woman want?”

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