A Very Brief Introduction by Anthony Storr is a book written about none other than Sigmund Freud. Born into the Jewish religion to which he had no interest in joining, Freud was an exceptional man, very advanced, aware of his surroundings and stubborn. This man was a psychologist, doctor of medicine and the Albert Einstein of psychoanalysis if I think he should say. Freud had many theories that everyone, including me, didn't entirely agree with. Born on May 6, 1856, a man named Sigmund Freud wasn't just smart; unique in his boyish ways. He didn't even sit at the table with his family for dinner, which had to be done separately from them because during meal times he still preferred to keep his face in his books. Speaking of determination in his studies, Freud also learned to speak seven different languages by the age of eight. The way this young man has come to appreciate his studies is not something he inherited from his parents. Her father's greatest success in terms of career was becoming a wool merchant and her mother was a stay-at-home mum, who dedicated her life to masking making sure her family's every need was met. In 1873 Freud enrolled in the medical department of the University of Vienna, where he remained for eight years until graduating. Freud had a passion for opera music and an obsession with sculptures, but not for their appearance but for the story behind each individual piece. Unique in this sense, he described himself as particularly tidy, obstinate and thrifty. This man didn't really like the human race because he called them "Trash". With these statements alone I assume that Freud was... halfway there... I actually don't want to take part in such research, especially since it involves studies on children. They have been replaced with much more complete development models however. This makes Freud somewhat irrelevant to the actual theory, but still relevant because he was the one who came up with the theories. The Jewish man who lived his life devoted to the study of neurology, the natural father of the psychoanalyst was right in the position of his hypothesis and was later proven wrong on something else. Psychology and the Psychoanalyst would not be what they are today if it were not for the birth of this man. Although he was a brilliant man, I don't think he thought neutral thoughts due to his super ego. If Freud could have put his ego aside for whatever he was studying, I believed he would have discovered many more theories and they would not be frowned upon today.
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