Sigmund Freud was born in 1856 in Frieber, Moravia; his father was a wool merchant and his mother was twenty years younger than his father. Freud had two half-brothers who were about the same age as his mother; a half-brother had a son who became Freud's playmate growing up (Sigmund). Around the age of four, Freud and his family moved to Vienna where he remained for most of his life. (Boeree)When Freud's family moved to Vienna, they lived in an area highly populated by Jews (the Leopoldstadt slum), but the city around them was predominantly Catholic. Their accommodation was extremely cramped and they moved numerous times. Vienna had a better education system and business opportunities than most other surrounding places. (Sigmund)Freud was an extremely intelligent person and always ranked high in his classes. After graduating from high school, he attended medical school where he followed the research of Ernst Brucke. Brucke believed in reductionism: "No forces other than the common physico-chemical ones are active in the organism" (Boeree). Freud tried to follow this thought for years but then gave up. (Boeree) At the age of 24 he received his doctorate in medicine (Sigmund). Freud became director of a pediatric department in Berlin but left shortly after and married Martha Bernays. When they first married, they spent a good four years separated due to finances (Sigmund). He spent three years at the Allgemeine Krankenhaus, a hospital and medical center in Vienna (Sigmund). Of these three years, he spent five months in the psychiatry ward; at the time psychiatry was seen as rigid and descriptive and the meaning of behavior was not seen as important only as something to be studied to understand...... middle of paper ......d interpret its again.Freud he had such strong thoughts about the Id, the Ego and the Superego. He also believed strongly in how children see their parents and how they see other children. This may be due to past experiences with a young mother and an old father. If he has gone through catharsis, this may help him become more open to why he thinks the way he does. He would have to dig deep into his mind many times for the catharsis to be successful. Interpreting his dreams could help him get his mind back. Everything in psychodynamic therapy comes together. (Comer, 2011, p. 41) Works Cited Boeree, CG (2009). Theories of personality: Sigmund Freud.Comer, R.J. (2011). Fundamentals of abnormal psychology. New York, NY: Worth Publishers. Biography of Sigmund Freud. (2011).