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Sigmund Freud and money.

S L Warner1

  • 1Philadelphia Academy of Psychoanalysis.

The Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis
|January 1, 1989
PubMed
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Sigmund Freud

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Socioeconomic History

Background:

  • Examines Sigmund Freud's financial attitudes throughout his life, challenging traditional biographical accounts of his family's poverty.
  • Introduces Peter Drucker's perspective that Freud may have mythologized his family's financial status and the reasons for his delayed professorial appointment.
  • Highlights professional conflicts between Freud and Viennese physicians regarding fees for psychoanalytic treatment and the demand for scientific proof of efficacy.

Discussion:

  • Analyzes Freud's refusal to offer free psychoanalytic treatment, citing concerns about transference-countertransference dynamics.
  • Explores the Viennese medical community's perception of Freud's stance as a rejection of their traditional standards.
  • Discusses the scientific validation of psychoanalysis, which Freud supported with anecdotal evidence, positioning it as a belief system.

Key Insights:

  • Peter Drucker theorizes Freud's "obsession" with poverty stemmed from a "poorhouse neurosis," a common 19th-century Viennese fear of destitution.
  • Freud's writings contain indications of this dread, though he did not explicitly name the condition.
  • The paper probes whether Freud exhibited symptoms of this neurosis, seeking validation from Freud scholars.

Outlook:

  • Further investigation into Freud's personal writings and historical context is needed to fully understand his relationship with money.
  • Comparative studies on "poorhouse neurosis" in the late 19th century could illuminate Freud's psychological landscape.
  • Re-evaluating the historical reception of psychoanalysis in light of these financial and professional disputes offers new perspectives.

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