Sigmund Freud Biography

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Sigmund Freud Biography Sigmund Freud was born on May 6th, 1856 in Freiberg, Moravia. He died a the age of 83 from cancer while he was exiled in London, England on September 23, 1939 . His parents were jewish. His mom’s name was Amalie and his dad ,Jacob, was a 41 year old wool merchant. Sigmund was the preferred child of his family and his family gave everything to give him a good education. In 1857, Freud and his family moved to Vienna where he entered a prestigious high school and graduated at the top of his class. After high school, Sigmund wanted to study law so he enrolled at the University of Vienna. He studied under Karl Claus, a darwinist. Around the age of 24, Sigmund began to smoke cigarettes but later switched to cigars. He believed that his work and ability to control himself were increased through smoking. He was also addicted to cocaine. Around this same age is when he earned his medical degree. It took Sigmund seven years because he studied even more than the average student. Sigmund was still living at home until the age of 27, until he finally moved out and lived with Allgemeine Krankenhaus as a resident physician. From there he spent five months in the psychiatry department. Next, he moved to Paris, France for four months to study under a neurologist. Freud then moved back to Vienna to start his own private practice of neurology. In 1905, he publihed three essays on sexuality. in 1909, he made his first visit to the U.S. Once he was settled down, he married Martha Benays in 1887 and had six children with her. Sigmund Freud died in 1939 from oral cancer. ID, Ego, and Super-ego The id, ego, and super-ego were the three parts that are defined in Sigmund Freud’s structural model of the psyche. The id is the set of uncoordinated instinctive trends; the ego is the real and organized part, and the super-ego is the
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