Some psychology help please =)?

Question

I need to know a little bit about Sigmund Freud.

1. What era did Freud live in?

2. How did his own life lead to his theory?

3. What is the unconscious?

4. How does Freud explain this?

Answer 1

Sigmund Freud, born Shlomo Sigismund Freud (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939), was an Austrian physician who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology.[1] Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind and the defense mechanism of repression and for creating the clinical practice of psychoanalysis for curing psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. Freud is also renowned for his redefinition of sexual desire as the primary motivational energy of human life, as well as his therapeutic techniques, including the use of free association, his theory of transference in the therapeutic relationship, and the interpretation of dreams as sources of insight into unconscious desires.

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This article also discusses the early influences in Freud's life and career.