Sigmund Freud
physiologist, medical doctor, and father of psychoanalysis
How did his research effect the field?
his work has been tremendously influential in the popular imagination, popularizing such notions as the unconscious, defense mechanisms, Freudian slips and dream symbolism, while also making a long-lasting impact on fields as diverse as literature, film, Marxist and feminist theories, literary criticism, philosophy and psychology.
How did his research change our understanding of the brain?
Freud’s lexicon has become embedded within the vocabulary of western society. Words he introduced through his theories are now used by everyday people, such as anal (personality), libido, denial, repression, cathartic, Freudian slip, and neurotic.
What is he most famous for?
Freud was the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating mental illness and also a theory which explains human behavior. Psychoanalysis is often known as the talking cure. Typically Freud would encourage his patients to talk freely regarding their symptoms, and to describe exactly what was on their mind.
How was his research accepted in his time?
Like many other scientists Freud was criticized and praised for his work