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= Sigmund Freud =

Sigmund Freud was born May 6th, 1856, and was an Austrian neurologist who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychiatry. He is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind and the defense mechanism of repression, for creating the clinical practice of psychoanalysis for treating pysychopathology through dialogue between a patient, and psychoanalyst. He had many accomplishments, including: that he redefined sexual desire as the primary motivational energy of human life, created the theory of transference in the therapeutic relationship, and interpreted dreams as sources of insight into unconscious desires.

Many of Freud's ideas have been abandoned or modified by other analysts throughout time, and modern advances in the field of psychology have shown flaws in some of his theories. Numerous critics have disputed his work, and many keep on doing it. However, it remains influential in clinical approaches, and in the humanities and social sciences. Freud is considered one of the most prominent thinkers of the 20th century, in terms of originality and intellectual influence.

** Contributions to Psychology **
Sigmund Freud has a huge influence and impact on the field of psychology. His work supported the belief that not all mental illnesses have physiological causes, and he also offered evidence that cultural differences have an impact on psychology and behavior. His work and writings contributed to our understanding of personality, clinical psychology, human development and abnormal psychology.



Influence
Freud influenced many psychologists, including his daughter Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, Karen Horney, Alfred Alder, Erik Erikson, and Carl Jung.

Displacement of Psychology
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In Freud's psychology, displacement is an unconscious defense mechanism whereby the mind redirects affects from an object felt to be dangerous or unacceptable to an object felt to be safe or acceptable. For instance, some people punch cushions when they are angry at friends; a college student may snap at his or her roommate when upset about an exam grade.

Displacement takes place inside the human mind unconsciously, involving emotions, ideas, or wishes being transferred from an original object to a more acceptable substitute. It is used to allay anxiety. In Scapegoating, which is when someone is blamed for a misfortune, an agression and violence is displaced onto people with little or no connection with what is causing their anger. This kind of displacement is known to be a chain reaction because people can become both a victim and a perpetrator of displacement. For example, a man is angry with his boss, but he cannot express this so he hits his wife. The wife hits one of the children, possibly disguising this as punishment.

Though displacement is usually used to refer to the displacement of aggressive impulses, it can also refer to the displacement of sexual impulses. In the study of human language the two poles have been called metaphor and metonymy, where the human language is develpoped, and in the study of the unconscious they have been called condensation and displacement. These poles are where the human brain is structured.

There is a mental displacement in psychology, but this also includes a location displacement too. People with psychological problems had nowhere to go during Freud's time. Mental patients were treated like outcasts, and were put in asylums where they recieved barbaric care. This placed them in a location away from society, where they were alone or with other ill people. Treatments would either kill them or make them sick. Death is another type of displacement created.

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This video demonstrates Sigmund Freud's ideas, how he would treat his patients, and why his goal was to make his patients talk as much as possible about everything and anything. It also explains how Freud believes that the unconsious is a place where people burry their deepest thoughts, secrets, conflicts, painful thoughts, and matters that people do not want to deal with. The unconscious is the real us. Not only does it explain Freud's ideas and progress throughout his life, but also talks about his life and marriage.

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