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PUBLICATION OF DR. SIGMUND FREUD’S THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS , 1900

When people hear the name Sigmund Freud, psychology immediately comes to mind. Dr. Freud was one of the first medical professionals to study the mind and how it creates our feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Freud is regarded as the father of psychotherapy, also known as “talk therapy.” Prior to Freud, those who suffered from

mental illnesses were often thought of as crazy. The medical community did not understand that mental illnesses were treatable diseases with real chemical causes. Sometimes the public even thought that mental illness was the result of being cursed or possessed by a demon. Freud was the first doctor to treat sufferers with talk therapy. Through conversation, Freud believed that he could help people uncover deep-rooted issues that were contributing to their mental illness. His first book, The Interpretation Dr. Sigmund Freud (1909)

of Dreams , suggested that there was much more going on in the mind than anyone had previously realized. Freud theorized that we have a subconscious mind that influences our dreams and our behaviors. While many of Freud’s ideas have

since been disproven, talk therapy still remains a common part of the treatment of mental health disorders today.

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HELPING THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES