Freud was an Austrian neurologist who made advances in the fields of psychology. He made many developments in the research of intimate relationships in the late 1800s. He was born on May 6, 1856 in a town that is now part of the Czech Republic but later moved to Vienna. He was the oldest of 8 children. He founded the first school of psychoanalysis. Freud throughout his life stressed he was first and foremost a scientist, though many people are still today skeptical about many of his greatest works, and therefore felt it necessary to go to medical school. He then enrolled at the University of Vienna. At first, his focus was on biology but he later came to study neurology. Through his studies, Freud linked early childhood experiences to the later selection of a partner. He is the founder of the theory involving Psycho sexual Development. Freud also explained why a person is most likely to be attracted to a person of the opposite gender that resembles the parent of the opposite gender.
citation: Thornton, Stephen P. "Sigmund Freud (1856—1939)." ieo.utm.eu. N.p., n.d. Web. 4
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