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Who developed the theory of human mind and behavior? What we think and the actions we make are all for some kind of reason. Sigmund Freud was the one who actually thought about this and made theory's to explain his reasons. Sigmund Freud was a psychiatrist and worked other psychiatrists. He was the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology. Sigmund Freud was interested in hypnotism, but then moved on to dream analysis and developed "the talking cure", which became the main elements of psychoanalysis. Freud was mostly interested in hysteria, also known as conversion disorder. Sigmund Freud really changed the way people think about psychiatry and psychoanalysis.

Sigismund Schlomo Freud was born on May 6, 1856 into a jewish family. He was the first born out of 3 brothers and 5 sisters. He was very smart from the beginning. He attended the University of Vienna at the age of 17 in 1873-1881. In Freud's 40's he "had numerous psychosomatic disorders as well as exaggerated fears of dying and other phobias"(Corey P.67)He leanred from his own disorders and not only others, so he knew more about what others were going through. This was when he was going through self analysis. During self analysis he explored his dreams, old memories, and about his personality development. He figured out that he felt hostile towards his father and "he also recalled his childhood sexual feelings for his mother, who was attractive, warm and protective"(Corey P.67) He had sexual feelings towards his mother when he was a child. He was also had more of a bond between him and his mother than between him and his father. This and other studies is what brought him to his theory of The Oedipus Complex. "Freud was a smoker of Churchill-style cigars for most of his life; even after having his jaw removed due to malignancy, he continued to smoke until his death in 1939. It is said that he would smoke an entire box of cigars daily."(Boeree P.1) Sigmund Freud was a very heavy smoker. He had his jaw removed yet he still smoked all the time. He died on September 23, 1939 from cancer of the mouth and jaw that he suffered from for his last 20 years.

Freud had many challenges throughout his lifetime. One of his challenges was when he was a child his father lost his business and him and his family had to move to Vienna. "I've never felt within my depth in this city (Vienna). I believe now a days that I've always regretted the marvelous forests of my childhood and one of my remembrances evokes me the fact that I used to run as if I wanted to get off from my father, when I was scarcely able to walk."(Freud) He didn't like the city he had moved to and he missed Freiburg where he lived before moving to Vienna. Sigmund didn't feel comfortable in Vienna he wanted to go back. He also wanted to get away from his father. Freud's emphasis on sexuality was also a challenge to him at the time because back then sexuality was intensely avoided. One of Freud's biggest challenges was his relationship between his dad. Freud narrarates a time when his father said "There will come nothing of this boy" and Freud said " in my dreams the scene often repeated, always accompanied by an enumeration of my works and successes, as if I intended to say you see, nevertheless I became somebody " Sigmunds father didn't think he would become what he has. Freud often had dreams about this moment. That moment in his life really effected him throughout the rest of his life. Another challenge Freud had to face was being Jewish. "Freud emigrated to England just before World War II when Vienna became an increasing

dangerous place for jews , especially ones as famous as Freud."( Boeree P.1) Because Freud was

Jewish, he had to immigrate to England. This was when Hitler became chancellor of the German

Reich. Freud's daughter was interrogated so his family had to move.

Although Sigmund Freud had many challenges he had an amazing amount of

accomplishments. "Freud's books and lectures brought him both fame and ostracism from the

mainstream of the medical community. He drew around him a number of very bright sympathizers

who became the core of the psychoanalytic movement."(Boeree P.1) Freud was very successful with

his intelligence and what he knew. Many people like his books and theories. People who became

involved with his studies and liked his theories were the core of the psychoanalytic