Freud, Sigmund: A man so dissatisfied with his own mother and father that he devoted his life to convincing everyone who would listen - or better still, talk - that their parents were just as bad.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Freud generalized personal family issues to explain human psychology.
- In plain terms
- Freud blamed parents based on his own family.
- What can you take from it?
- Question psychological theories based on personal bias.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much of theory is personal bias?
- Can science fully escape personal history?
Another view
Freud's impact on psychology remains significant regardless.
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