Psychoanalysis and the Self: Sigmund Freud's Influence in 19th Century Philosophy and Science

ursuing and exploring the nature and development of illnesses such
             as hysteria and the method of hypnotherapy to alleviate the adverse effects
             of hysteria on the individual. It was in 1891 that Freud was able to
             publish his years of research on hysteria and hypnotherapy, and five years
             after, he identified his findings under the broader term, "psychoanalysis."
             Psychoanalysis, as a field of study in psychology, provides a new
             avenue for individuals to understanding the self in the context of the
             individual's personal historyâ€"everything that concerns his/her life as a
             child towards his/her development as an adult. Two important concepts
             ...

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