Anna Freud was born on December 3, 1895 to Sigmund and Martha Freud. Anna was the youngest of six children. She was a lively little girl with a reputation for being mischievous. She grew up somewhat in the shadow of her sister Sophie, who was almost three years her senior. As a child Anna was exceptionally close to Freud. Anna did not have a close relationship with Martha Freud and is alleged to have had rather dysfunctional relationships with her siblings. She attended a private school, but didn't like the experience. Most of his training was learned directly from the teachings of Sigmund and his friends and collaborators. Anna completed her education at the Cottage Lyceum in Vienna in 1912, but remained completely undecided about the direction of her career. In 1914 she traveled alone to England to improve her English. She was present at the declaration of war and therefore became the enemy. The war forced her to return to Vienna with the ambassador of Austria-Hungary. In the same year Anna began teaching at the Cottage Lyceum. By 1910 Anna had begun to read her father's work, but be...
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