Sigmund Freud. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) -Austrian, doctor -father of psychoanalysis One of the first psychologists to study human motivation Freud-believed

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  • Sigmund Freud
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  • Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) -Austrian, doctor -father of psychoanalysis One of the first psychologists to study human motivation Freud-believed that mental illness is a result of nurture, not nature. He asked the question: What makes people do things? Answer: MOTIVATION Needs motivate human behavior (food, shelter, clothing)
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  • The Beginning Anna O. (Bertha Pappenheimer) Freuds first patient Went to him for hysteria Talking cure and Hypnosis Freud determined she was having unconscious issues related to the illness and death of her father
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