History UsefulNotes / SigmundFreud

* Appears in a DreamSequence of ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' to confirm a diagnosis, and then proceeds to hop in bed with Series/{{Frasier}}.

* The play ''[[http://www.nytimes.com/theater/show/24922/Freud-s-Last-Session/overview Freud's Last Session]]'' is basically Freud and Creator/CSLewis arguing about death and the existence of God on the day that England entered UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

!!Sigmund Freud [[TropeNamers named]] and/or [[TropeCodifier codified]] the following tropes:

See UsefulNotes/IdSuperegoAndEgo and UsefulNotes/OedipusComplex for an overview of two of his more popular theories regarding personalities and child development.

* UsefulNotes/IdSuperegoAndEgo
* UsefulNotes/OedipusComplex

* Appears to Pierce in ''Series/{{Perception}}'' while he is undercover at a mental hospital. He is played by Creator/JuddHirsch.

He was controversial in his day, and remains controversial several decades later, with many commentators, within the field of mental health as well as commentators outside it, debating what they considered his overemphasis on the sex drive and the supposed universality of his chosen model of the OedipusComplex in identity formation. Some of Freud's methods and conclusions, such as his early stuff drawn from his treatment of patients suffering from hysteria led him, in the views of some, to promote SingleIssuePsychology to the extent that one could [[DarkAndTroubledPast cure one's ailments by delving into past memories]]. Likewise, Freud's relationship with his disciples and fellow practitioners (such as UsefulNotes/CarlJung, Otto Rank and others) have drawn criticism for his somewhat acerbic and domineering control of his own approach to psychology over other alternatives. Freud's insistence on the scientific foundation for his theories have also drawn criticism from the likes of Karl Popper and others.

* ''The Interpretation of Dreams'' (1900) -- His landmark book which explores his technique of dream-interpretation and introduces the OedipusComplex.

* OedipusComplex

* Was one of the historic figures in ''Film/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure'', where he deduced that Ted's incredibly strict father had - what else? - a FreudianExcuse for his harshness.

* ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven-Per-Cent_Solution The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]]'' (by Nicholas Meyer) is a novel whose premise is a {{Retcon}} of the Literature/SherlockHolmes story "The Final Problem", in which Holmes is cured of his cocaine addiction by Sigmund Freud. In the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven-Per-Cent_Solution_%28film%29 movie adaptation]], Freud is played by Alan Arkin.

* The central character of Creator/JohnHuston's biopic ''Film/FreudTheSecretPassion''. Portrayed by Creator/MontgomeryClift.

Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856 - September 23, 1939) was an [[HerrDoktor Austrian neurologist]] credited as the Father of Psychoanalysis and the single most influential voice in the development of psychology from a fringe discipline to one of the essential pillars of understanding modern society and people within it.

So influential are his ideas and concepts, that via PopCulturalOsmosis, several aspects of his ideas and theories have more or less become CommonKnowledge. This includes his psychoanalytical method of "the talking cure" which pretty much defined HollywoodPsych and to an extent modern day psychotherapy; the concept of the Unconscious Mind, dream interpretations as a source for character insight, the mechanism of repression, the focus on childhood experiences in the shaping of the individual, PsychologicalProjection etc. A lot of modern films, literature and even plays, are made differently on account of his influence.

In addition to his own towering career, Freud is also ThePatriarch of a notable family. His daughter Anna Freud became a famous psychologist in her own right who greatly expanded upon his original theories. His grandson Lucian Freud came to be regarded as one of the greatest British painters of the 20th Century. His niece Tom Seidmann-Freud was also a famous illustrator and graphic artist. His American double-nephew, Edward Bernays is well known in the field of modern public relations[[note]]Son of Freud's sister Anna and brother-in-law Ely and he would later claim that he devised the American bacon-and-eggs breakfast, based on his uncle's ideas.[[/note]] As a secular Jew born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and after UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, in UsefulNotes/{{Austria}} itself, Freud faced a number of problems with the rise of UsefulNotes/NaziGermany and the Anschluss. His daughter was briefly arrested by the Gestapo, and it took much high-profile diplomatic manoeuvering to get Freud and some of his family to emigrate to England. The Nazis only granted permission on account of Freud's great international fame and prestige. His other relatives however were not given permission to emigrate, and many of them perished in UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust.

Not just TheShrink but '''''the''''' Shrink.

He was controversial in his day, [[LoveItOrHateIt and remains controversial several decades later]], with many commentators, within the field of mental health as well as commentators outside it, debating what they considered his overemphasis on the sex drive and the supposed universality of his chosen model of the OedipusComplex in identity formation. Some of Freud's methods and conclusions, such as his early stuff drawn from his treatment of patients suffering from hysteria led him, in the views of some, to promote SingleIssuePsychology to the extent that one could [[DarkAndTroubledPast cure one's ailments by delving into past memories]]. Likewise, Freud's relationship with his disciples and fellow practitioners (such as UsefulNotes/CarlJung, Otto Rank and others) have drawn criticism for his somewhat acerbic and domineering control of his own approach to psychology over other alternatives. Freud's insistence on the scientific foundation for his theories have also drawn criticism from the likes of Karl Popper and others.

* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' as the original BLU Medic.
* Appears in a DreamSequence of ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' to confirm a diagnosis, and then proceeds to hop in bed with Series/{{Frasier}}.

* In ''Series/StudentBodies'', whenever Cody uses a psychologist in his cartoons, it's always Freud. Flash references this when she sarcastically asks him, "why do you always use Freud? Is it because he's the only one you can draw?"
* ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven-Per-Cent_Solution The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]]'' (by Nicholas Meyer) is a novel whose premise is a {{Retcon}} of the Literature/SherlockHolmes story "The Final Problem", in which Holmes is cured of his cocaine addiction by Sigmund Freud. In the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven-Per-Cent_Solution_%28film%29 movie adaptation]], Freud is played by Alan Arkin.

* The play ''[[http://www.nytimes.com/theater/show/24922/Freud-s-Last-Session/overview Freud's Last Session]]'' is basically Freud and Creator/CSLewis arguing about death and the existence of God on the day that England entered UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

* The play ''[[http://www.nytimes.com/theater/show/24922/Freud-s-Last-Session/overview Freud's Last Session]]'' is basically Freud and Creator/CSLewis arguing about death and the existence of God on the day that England entered WorldWarII.

In addition to his own towering career, Freud is also ThePatriarch of a notable family. His daughter Anna Freud became a famous psychologist in her own right who greatly expanded upon his original theories. His grandson Lucian Freud came to be regarded as one of the greatest British painters of the 20th Century. His American double-nephew, Edward Bernays is well known in the field of modern public relations[[note]]Son of Freud's sister Anna and brother-in-law Ely and he would later claim that he devised the American bacon-and-eggs breakfast, based on his uncle's ideas.[[/note]] As a secular Jew born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and after UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, in UsefulNotes/{{Austria}} itself, Freud faced a number of problems with the rise of UsefulNotes/NaziGermany and the Anschluss. His daughter was briefly arrested by the Gestapo, and it took much high-profile diplomatic manoeuvering to get Freud and some of his family to emigrate to England. The Nazis only granted permission on account of Freud's great international fame and prestige. His other relatives however were not given permission to emigrate, and many of them perished in UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust.