For someone who is intested in psychology, the name Freud must crop up at some point in one's studies. For me, my first introduction was in my high school psychology class. While not much time was spend on his history or theories, Freud's name still left an imprint on everyone's mind. While his theories are all sex related (which of course drew many giggles from high schoolers) his methods and use of psychoanalysis is the foundation for many psychiatric studies and practices today.
Visiting Freud's house in Vienna really brought to my attention the "authenticity" of his methods. Learning about him previously made him seem like a make believe character with wild ideas. While in reality, he was a real doctor who viewed patients and tried to help them.
His history reveals deeply rooted problems with his family. From his young mother and older husband along with possible relations with his sister-in-law and cocaine usage, the poor guy had many issues that needed to be dealt with. Possibly through his management of his personal issues derived his most famous theories such as free associaton, transference, repression, dream analysis, and Id, Ego, and Super Ego.
Walking through his practice and seeing his coat rack and room for his weekly Wednesday Psychological Society meetings along with his famous chair, highlighted the authanticity of his methods. His ideas may have been a little radical and excessive, but he seemed to be a man dedicated to helping people unravel their inner-most demons.
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