Erich Fromm, a German Social Psychologist and Psychoanalyst was the only child born to Jewish parents Naphtali Fromm and Rosa Krause, on March 23, 1900, in Frankfurt. Fromm described his childhood life as taut and he also described his parents as neurotic. His mother was prone to depression and his father, who was a businessman
Psychodynamic therapy aims to address unconscious thoughts, desires and impulses by bringing them up to the conscious mind of the individual to cope with the underlying issues and maladaptive behaviours as a result of unconscious thoughts. This approach lays its foundation in psychoanalytical theory given by Sigmund Freud. Although, it has evolved in its nature
Ever wonder why some people behave abnormally and others don’t? Why do some people think negatively and others don’t? Or what a criminal might be thinking before and after committing a crime? Psychology, the scientific study of human behaviour, provides invaluable insights through which we can decode the mysteries of human behaviour. In this fast-paced
Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, proposed the concept of psychosexual stages of development in 1905. These stages are called psychosexual stages because each of them represents the fixation of libido through different activities and areas of the body. During each stage body contains a certain erogenous zone which is the source of libidinal energy.
