Freud | Genius of the Modern World
Bettany Hughes travels to Vienna on the trail of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis. Freud's influence surrounds us. In our vocabulary - repression, penis envy, the Freudian slip - and in the freedom we take for granted, to talk openly about our deepest feelings and insecurities.
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- Clip length: 59'27''
- Broadcast year: 2016
Curriculum Connection
- Psychology | Individual Differences Psychology | Psychodynamic. Little Hans. Phobias.
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- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Four
- Programme: Genius of the Modern World
- Episode: Freud
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