2007-01-04 14:24:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Very intelligent and sometimes questionable.
2007-01-04 14:27:32 · answer #1 · answered by smeezleme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, had some serious issues. In my opinion most of the famous psychiatrists had serious issues and that is why they chose psychiatry as their forte'. B.F. Skinner used his own children to practice his theory of "conditioning". Sigmond Freud was a pervert and at least two of the 5 or 6 most prominent for runners of psychiatry were some sick puppies. There are some horror stories about lobotomies, shock treatments and poking around in living peoples brains to see their feet or arms fly up during the act which couldn't be called anything but murder. This happened in prisons and mental institutions. This is sad but true.
2007-01-04 22:52:24 · answer #2 · answered by juniperjasmine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, I don't think about Sigmund Freud...
Based on many (albeit questionable) accounts, he was both respected and feared...Called a genius and an idiot...the same can be said of most free-thinking intelligent people who were not afraid to share an idea that was "out of the box" and beyond the comprehension of the average peer.
He was, by most accounts, ahead of his time and therefore a pioneer.
Genius? Who can really judge...
Pervert? Who's qualified to make that judgement?
He at the very least deserves my respect however for believeing that the mind is a fascinating miracle that we've barely begun to understand.
2007-01-04 22:39:04 · answer #3 · answered by PopsGifts 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think that he was a great pioneer of his time. Sure, a lot of his ideas and theories are crazy and unfounded now, but back then, he was paving the way for the field. I hate that a lot of people consider him a loony because of his obsession with sexuality, because at the time, his was the strongest theory out there. At least he was throwing something out there when little was known about the field of psychology.
2007-01-04 23:23:42 · answer #4 · answered by Ruby B 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think he is absolutely fascinating, his psychodynamic theory is still taught and used in therapeutic practices today. I often wonder who will be the Freud of our era...I think his emphasis on sexual desires is a little extreme, but when you really sit down and think about alot of his work, elements of truth and reality start to appear.
2007-01-04 22:37:20 · answer #5 · answered by MarkWSmith1359 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Misguided. He started as a biologist. Even published a paper, or two. Then something terrible happened and he foisted on us his psycho dynamic theory and the hydraulic theory of mind. We still have not fully recovered from those twin debacles. One track mind; all on the sex track. His valid findings are banal and his findings otherwise were to vapid even to be wrong.
2007-01-04 22:36:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
he is an incredibly interesting person although i must admit that i don't know much about him. i do know, however, that he examined himself and his thoughts a lot and he was looking for answers as to why he was feeling this and how he was doing it and stuff like that. arguably, he was a philosopher
2007-01-04 23:26:29 · answer #7 · answered by frenchmanonthesilvermountain 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wonder how his cocaine addiction contributed to his drive theory
2007-01-04 23:27:52 · answer #8 · answered by mochi.girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a great man in history
2007-01-04 22:31:49 · answer #9 · answered by mf mf mf mf mf fmf mf mfmfmfmfmf 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋