From Aristotle to Sigmund Freud and Abraham Maslow, countless theories and concepts for understanding personality have been proposed. Throughout history, these and other great minds sought to answer ...

They were all coined by famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud as part of his psychosexual theory of development. We won’t lie — without a PhD in human psychology, Freud’s theories can sound like a whole ...

Neuroscientists are finding that their biological descriptions of the brain may fit together best when integrated by psychological theories that Freud sketched a century ago The founder of ...

While its relevance in modern psychology has been largely contested, understanding its origins and implications offers valuable insight into the historical development of thought on human desire and ...

Oral fixation may occur if a person’s needs are not met during a specific stage of childhood development, according to a theory introduced by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. Oral fixations include habits ...

Matthew Gullo receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychology, has recently suffered some serious knocks. His theories ...