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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2001
Gr 5-8 Reef does a fine job of consolidating information to produce a biography that will serve as a reference source. Chapter one sets the tone with a readable, succinct summary of Freud's importance to the study of the mind. In subsequent chapters, discussions of Freud's life, family, work, associates, friendships, and publications are set against the political, social, and economic upheavals of the early 20th centu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2001
Back when the newly-scientific study of medicine focused on the purely physical, Sigmund Freud dared to imagine what effects the mind might have on the body, on its physical symptoms as well as its behavior. Superego. Defense mechanism. Oedipus complex. Free association. Repression. Sublimation. Unconscious. It was Freud who formulated all these familiar concepts, plus many more we take for granted: the ulterior meaning of humor; the significance of sexuality; the interpretation of drea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
