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What is the meaning of the
Because it represents a classical Greek motif it was considered a suitable emblem of the Museum, which contains Freud's collection of antiquities, including many Greek objects. The drawing also suggests a simplified labyrinth. Freud once said: "Psychoanalysis simplifies life. [..] it supplies the thread that leads a man out of the labyrinth of his own unconscious." (George Sylvester Viereck. Glimpses of the Great.) Where and when was Freud born? In What was Freud's "real" name? His birth certificate has a single first name "Sigismund". A second name, variously transliterated from Hebrew as "Schlomo" or "Shelomoh" (versions of Solomon), comes from an inscription by his father in the family Bible addressing him by that name. It is one he never used himself. A school document first lists him as "Sigmund" in 1871 but he only began signing himself "Sigmund" in 1875 and this is the name subsequently used in his official documentation. When did he discover psychoanalysis?
Freud used the French term "analyse psychique" in his 1894 paper
"Obsessions et phobies", but first used the German
"Psychoanalyse" in 1896, in the paper "Further Remarks on the
Neuro-Psychoses of Defence". However, the"cathartic therapy",
from which psychoanalysis emerged, was pioneered by Dr Josef Breuer and his
patient "Anna O." [Bertha Pappenheim]. She described her therapy
with him from 1880 to 1882 as a "talking cure". What is psychology? "Psychoanalysis is part of the mental science of psychology. It is also described as 'depth psychology' ... If someone asks what 'the psychical' really means, it is easy to reply by enumerating its constituents: our perceptions, ideas, memories, feelings and acts of volition -- all these form part of what is psychical." (Freud. Some Elementary Lessons in Psychoanalysis, 1938 [1940]) Who was Freud's best pupil? Karl Abraham (1877-1925). ("I asked the Professor
to name his 'best pupil' and he replied promptly, 'Karl Abraham'." From: John Dorsey. An American Psychiatrist
in Why did Freud come to What did Freud die of? Cancer of the
jaw, heart failure, an overdose of morphine administered by his doctor. He
died in his study at 20 Where is Freud buried? He was not
buried because he was cremated. His ashes are interred in a Greek urn from
his collection, in the Columbarium at Golders Green Crematorium, How can I find out about Freud's life and work?Given the mass of books on Freud, some (very selective) reading is necessary... Press for a brief reading list Press for brief chronology How many children did Freud have? Six - Mathilde (1887-1978), Jean Martin (1889-1967), Oliver (1891-1969),Ernst (1892-1970), Sophie (1893-1920), Anna (1895-1982). Did any of Freud's children also become
psychoanalysts?Yes, his youngest child,Anna Freud became a pioneering
psychoanalyst of children,and an important theorist of psychoanalysis.
Where did Freud say, "What does woman want?" ["Was will das Weib?"] In conversation with Marie Bonaparte in1925, quoted by Ernest Jones in his biography (Ernest Jones Sigmund Freud:Life and Work Hogarth Press, London, 1955, Vol. 2 p.468) Where did Freud say, "The poets and
philosophers before me discovered the unconscious.
What I discovered was the scientific method by which the unconscious can be
studied."? This was first quoted by
Philip R. Lehrman in "Freud's Contributions to Science" (in the
journal Harofe Haivri Vol.1 (1940) and then cited by Lionel Trilling
in "Freud and Literature" (in The Liberal Imagination [1940]).
Credit for tracking this one down goes to Jeffrey Berman. He believes the
remark was made in 1928 to Professor Becker in Where did Freud say that mental health meant
the ability "to love and to work"? This formula was cited by Erik Erikson but it is not to
be found in Freud's works, although the sentiment is sometimes implied.
During his long engagement Freud stated that his own ambition in life was to
have Martha as his wife and to be able to work (e.g. "Couldn't I for
once have you and the work at the same time?" Freud-Martha Bernays Where did Freud say four people are involved in any sexual act? In a letter to Wilhelm Fliess, 1st August1899: "I am also getting used to considering every sexual act as a process involving four individuals." Where did Freud say, "Sometimes a cigar is only a cigar."? If you know the answer to this one, please let us know because we have no idea... Did Freud say of the Irish "This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever."? This remark is discussed in the Oscar-winning movie The Departed. However, there is no evidence Freud ever said it. How many cigars a day did Freud smoke? According to his biographer Ernest Jones he averaged twenty a day (presumably smaller ones) for most of his life. However, at various times of his life he tried to give up smoking for short periods, and in the last ten yearsof his life he had to ration his intake, owing to illness (cancer and heart problems). For instance, in 1930 he speaks of being down to one cigar a day. Where is Freud's statue? The seated statue of Freud sculpted by Oscar Nemon used to be in an alcove behind Swiss Cottage Library, where it was virtually hidden away from the public. In 1998 the Freud Museum arranged for it to be moved to a more prominent site and it now faces Fitzjohn's Avenue in Hampstead, opposite the junction with Maresfield Gardens.
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