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Sigmund Freud

1856 - 1939

Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. He is renowned for his theories on the unconscious mind, the role of sexuality in human behavior, and his concepts of the id, ego, and superego, which have had a profound influence on psychology and modern thought.

  1. Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

    Sigmund FreudLetter to Wilhelm Fliess (15 October 1897), as quoted in Origins of Psychoanalysis