Sigmund

Famous Austrian analyst

Sigmund is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, borne most famously by Sigmund Freud, the Austrian founder of psychoanalysis.

The name appears in Norse mythology and Germanic legend—Sigmund is the father of the hero Sigurd in the Völsunga saga.

Outside historical and literary contexts, the name is uncommon in contemporary English-speaking countries.

Freud

psychoanalysis

Treatment via unconscious exploration

  • unconsciousNot awake or aware
  • idUnconscious instinctual drives
  • egoOne's self-image

superego · Vienna · Oedipus · neurosis · dreams · libido · repression · couch · cigar · hysteria

Norse

saga

Extended heroic narrative

dragon · Sigurd · hero · legend · Viking · Wagner · father · warrior · fate · curse

name

Germanic

Of Teutonic language stock

protection · old-fashioned · masculine · traditional · European · vintage · classic · formal · distinguished · noble

SeaMonsters

Marty

Nickname for Martin

island · comedy · Johnny · Whitaker · Sheldon · cave · shipwreck · Saturday · morning · children

Opposites
psychoanalytic founders/rivals

SigmundCarl

Germanic masculine name

Carl Jung · Alfred · B.F. Skinner · Jung · John Watson

psychological methodology

SigmundB.F. Skinner

Behaviorist psychologist, conditioning researcher

John Watson · Ivan Pavlov · behaviorism · empiricism · cognitive psychology

views on human nature

SigmundAbraham Maslow

Humanistic psychology pioneer

positive psychology

Phrases
Family

signal, sign, signature, signify, significant, significance, signification, signet, assign

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G