Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, compared the human mind to an iceberg The tip above the water represents consciousness, and the vast region below the surface symbolizes the unconscious mind Of Freud's three basic personality structures—id, ego, and superego—only the id is totally unconsciousFreud understood culture, as he did dreams and symptoms, as an expression of desires in conflict with one another and with society He thought religion, art, and science could be richly rewarding But he emphasized that culture is the product of impulses denied a more directly sexual or aggressive satisfactionSep 26, 11 · Freud And His Controversial Theories Freud's studies about the unconscious had deep impact on the th century though He was born in Austria in 1856 and studied medicine in Vienna He revolutionized psychiatry by developing psychoanalysis and this "speech therapy" replaced some medicine and electric shocks that were used as treatment
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