INTROSigmund Freud is considered one of the most influential figures in modern psychology. He is best known as the father of psychoanalysis. He developed several important theories of personality, including theories of the mind, the id, the ego and the superego, life and death instincts, psychosexual development, and defense mechanisms. He also published many books that helped shape psychology into what it is today. THE EARLY LIVES Sigismund Schlomo Freud was born in Moravia, Czech Republic, on May 6, 1856, to Jakob and Amalia Freud. His parents quickly moved the family to Vienna, Austria, where Freud would grow up. He was considered his mother's favorite among the 8 children, a fact she was aware of. He would later say that "men who are their mother's favorites retain throughout their lives the feeling of a conqueror, that confidence in success which true success often induces." he consistently excelled, placing first in his class 7 out of 8 years. When he was 22, he changed his name from Sigismund to Sigmund. He was fluent in German, French, Italian, Spanish, English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek. Freud loved reading the works of William Shakespeare, and some believe that his understanding of human psychology came from Shakespeare's many works. As a child, Sigmund wanted to become a government official, but because he was Jewish, he decided to enroll in medical school instead. age 17 years. His studies included philosophy with Franz Brentano, physiology with Ernst Brücke, and zoology with the Darwinist professor Carl Claus. He received his medical degree from the University of Vienna in 1881. His experiences at medical school would greatly influence his personality... middle of paper... and become "fixed" on the incomplete phase, which continues for influence them in their adult lives. Freud's first stage of psychosexual development is the oral stage. The erogenous zone at this stage is the mouth and lasts from birth to one year. In this phase the rooting and sucking reflex is of primary importance. This is how the child eats, drinks and sucks his thumb, deriving pleasure from each of these activities. They can put objects in their mouths, a way to explore the world around them by tasting them. Freud states that the main conflict of the oral phase is the process of weaning the child from his oral addictions. If fixation occurs in the oral phase, problems with drinking, eating, smoking, or nail biting may develop. DEFENSE MECHANISMS FREUDIAN SLIPS INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOANALYSIS PSYCHOANALYSIS INTRODUCTION TO FAMOUS CASES