Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud

My girlfriend called me from Dallas the other day. "You have got to hear about the dream I had last night," she said. Since this was not a normal reason to call me, I was more than a bit interested to listen to her.
"The dream went like this," she explained. "I came to visit you at college. You showed me around, introduced me to your friends, and showed me a great time. Basically, we never left each others side. I felt so happy.
Unfortunately, when I woke up, I realized that it was all a dream, and I felt kind of sad. You’re the psychologist what do you make of this?" she said.
"Freud said that dreams are unfulfilled wishes," I said.
"I think he’s right," she replied.
"So do I."
Sigmund Freud is called the Father of Modern Psychology. His work with patients suffering from hysteria, a psychological ailment characterized by extreme anxiety, lead him to study the next to every facet of human existence from parent and child relations to human psychological defense mechanisms. Many of Freud’s works have been published today including the monumental work The Interpretation of Dreams. This book discusses Freud’s theory on the importance and meaning of dreams.
Freud realized his dream theory shortly after his father died. The death of his dad was very traumatic to him, and he had a recurring dream that he would be standing at the gates of the cemetery where his father was buried, but he could not bring himself to go inside and see his father’s grave. This seemed odd...

Sigmund Freud

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