AP European History
Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. His work revolutionized the understanding of the human mind, emphasizing the importance of the unconscious and its influence on behavior, which significantly impacted various fields, including psychology, literature, and art during the period of scientific and intellectual developments from 1815 to 1914.