1. From the dates given in the video, the year Freud was born was _______ and the city where he lived most of his life was _________________.

 

2. How might Freud's deep need to become famous have colored his perceptions of psychology or guided his "discoveries"?

 

 

3. The tape says that Freud arrived in Paris interested in the workings of the brain and returned to Vienna interested in the workings of the mind. What did he see as being the difference between these two concepts?

 

 

4. How might Freud's depression and self-medication with cocaine have influenced his later thinking or conclusions about psychology?

 

 

 

5. Today, everyone talks about sexuality, even on daytime t.v. talk shows. In Freud's day, discussing sexuality was considered extremely inappropriate and radical. How did Freud's ascription of all mental illness to sexual experiences in childhood affect the acceptance of Freud's theories in late 19th century Vienna? Did this bring him fame or notoriety?