Who among the following is described as the 'Father of Psychoanalysis'?
AErik H. Erikson
BJean Piaget
CJerome S. Bruner
DSigmund Freud ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Sigmund Freud
Explanation
Sigmund Freud is described as the Father of Psychoanalysis, the theory of the unconscious mind.
He held that behaviour is shaped by unconscious drives and by the id, ego and superego.
Erik Erikson extended Freud into a psychosocial theory of eight stages across the lifespan.
Jean Piaget is known for the cognitive developmental theory of children's thinking.
Jerome Bruner is a cognitive theorist noted for discovery learning and the spiral curriculum.
Freud set out his ideas in works such as The Interpretation of Dreams, published in 1900.
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