Welcome to the Sigmund Freud page. From here you will be able to access detailed information and resources relating to the man who is widely considered as one of the most influential and controversial minds of the 20th century.
Get To Know Sigmund Freud
Hello. I'm Dr. Freud, but you may call me Siggy.
Very funny and informative video which not only has clips of "Sigmund Freud" in one of my all time favorite movies Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure but also features the radio interview Freud gave to the BBC in 1938, where he discusses the origins of psychoanalysis.
Sigmund Freud Biography
The BBC produced a very clear and concise Sigmund Freud Biography as part of its historic figures series, which you can read by Clicking Here
Sigmund Freud Theories
I think it's fair to say that Sigmund Freud's theories are not always the easiest to comprehend. However, help is at hand, especially for anybody interested in finding out more about Freud's major works.
Back in 2005 BBC radio 4 broadcast an outstanding series entitled Freudian Slips in which writer and historian Lisa Appignanesi and her special guests discussed some of Freud's most influential ideas.
For full details and to listen to each broadcast in full Click Here
Quality Sigmund Freud Links
This great online resource was produced as part of a special Library of Congress exhibition which was introduced as follows:
Few figures have had so decisive and fundamental an influence on the course of modern cultural history as Sigmund Freud. Yet few figures also have inspired such sustained controversy and intense debate. Freud's legacy continues to be hotly contested, as demonstrated by the controversy attracted by this exhibition even before its opening. Our notions of identity, memory, childhood, sexuality, and, most generally, of meaning have been shaped in relation to - and often in opposition to - Freud's work. The exhibition examines Freud's life and his key ideas and their effect upon the twentieth century.
Among many other things, the Freud Museum website has a comprehensive education section where you can learn out all about:
Psychoanalysis
Freud & Religion
Freud & War Neuroses
Interpretation of Dreams
Anna Freud
Click Here To Visit The Education Section of the Freud Museum, London website.
The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA), the oldest national psychoanalytic organization in the nation, was founded in 1911. APsaA, as a professional organization for psychoanalysts, focuses on education, research and membership development.
Click Here To Visit The American Psychoanalytic Association Homepage.
The London Psychoanalytical Society was founded by Ernest Jones on 30th October 1913. With the expansion of psychoanalysis in the United Kingdom the Society was renamed the British Psychoanalytical Society in 1919. Soon after, the Institute of Psychoanalysis was established to administer the Society’s activities.
Through its work – and the work of its individual members – the British Psychoanalytical Society has made an unrivalled contribution to the understanding and treatment of mental illness. Members of the Society have included Michael Balint, Wilfred Bion, John Bowlby, Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, Joseph Sandler, and Donald Winnicott.
Click Here To Visit The Institute of Psychoanalysis Website.
Recommended Reading
Sigmund Freud (Routledge Critical Thinkers) by Pamela Thurschwell
Book Description
Routledge Critical Thinkers is a new series for anyone needing an acessible introduction to the key figures in contemporary critical thought. The books provide crucial orientation for further study and equip readers to engage with each theorist's original texts.
In Sigmund Freud, his key ideas are discussed as well as the intellectual, social and historical contexts in which they were first presented. The book answers the questions: Why is Freud important? What motivated and influenced him? And who did Freud influence? Sigmund Freud is a comprehensive and important introduction to a complex thinker.
Click Here To Visit The Psychology eBook page where you can download and read these classic Sigmund Freud books for free.
Funny Freud
In 'Wit and its relation to the Unconscious' Sigmund Freud claimed that jokes provide a unique window into the unconscious. I personally found all the following Freud related material funny - I dread to think what this says about me deep down!
Quote About Freud
There can be no doubt that Freud was a genius. Here is a man who looked around the world at the start of the twentieth century, saw brutal empires, millions sucked into soulless factories, impending world war and said "I know what causes the problems! We want to have sex with our mothers!" (Mark Steel).
Inviting Freud To Dinner
Freud Film Quote (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure)
Police Psychiatrist: I wanna know why you claim to be Sigmund Freud.
Sigmund Freud: Why do you claim I'm not Sigmund Freud?
Police Psychiatrist: Why do you keep asking me these questions?
Sigmund Freud: Tell me about your mother.
Freudian Slips
A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.
A woman is talking with her psychoanalyst and says, "Hey doc, you know you were telling me about freudian slips? Well, I had an amazing one yesterday. I was having lunch with my mother, and I meant to say, 'please pass the salt,' but instead I said, 'You god damn bitch, you ruined my life."