Psychology 3950F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Joseph Breuer, Sigmund Freud, Theodor Meynert
3 Dec 2013
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Lecture 7: now you see it, now you don t: the psychology of sigmund freud. Sigmund freud (1856-1939) was born in freiburg in moravia. His choice of professions was limited to business, medicine, or law. Feud chose medicine, the closest to science: was a medical doctor, never an actual psychologist. He entered the university of vienne at age 17 and graduated with a medical degree in 1881. His eclectic interests included philosophy and physiology. Also became fluent in latin and greek. After graduation, freud worked in brucke s laboratory before entering medical practice: one reason was to support his intended wife, marta bernays. In this context, freud become interested in the possible clinical uses of cocaine. It is clear that he used himself as a subject and saw it as harmless: he prescribed cocaine liberally to his patients, relatives, and friends.
