Freud

Freud definition - medical

Freud (froid), Anna 1895-1982.

Austrian-born British psychoanalyst noted for her application of psychoanalysis to child therapy.
Freud definition - medical

Freud, Sigmund 1856-1939.

Austrian physician and founder of psychoanalysis who theorized that the symptoms of hysterical patients represent forgotten and unresolved infantile psychosexual conflicts. His psychoanalytic theories profoundly influenced 20th-century thought.

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