Psychoanalysis was founded by which of the following scientist: (A) Eysenck, (B) Sigmund Freud, (C) Carl Jung, (D) Alfred Alder
Answer is B. Contributor: Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939) Coined the Term: Free association, Psychoanalysis, Psychodynamics, Oedipus complex, Electra complex, Penis envy, Primal scene, Ego defence mechanisms, Repression, Psychological determinism, Pleasure principle, Reality principle Special Mention: Founder of psychoanalysis; some of the significant contributions include interpretation of dreams, theory of infantile sexuality, structural and topographical model of mind, theory of instincts, psychopathology of everyday life and stages of psychosexual development Ref: A Sho Textbook of Psychiatry, Niraj Ahuja, 7th Edition, pg. no.243