THE VICTORIAN ERA and Sigmund Freud Brian Zhao, Max Waldman
Nov 19, 2014
THE VICTORIAN ERA
and Sigmund FreudBrian Zhao, Max Waldman
The Victorian
era-Covers most of the 19th
Century-Generally a peaceful and
prosperous period for Europe-The Industrial Revolution
-Development of democracy throughout the continent.
-Also... named after queen Vic.
Important Events• 1832: Passage of the first Reform Act (gave representation to
previously underrepresented urban areas, extended qualifications for voting)
• 1837: Ascension of Queen Victoria to the throne.• 1850: Restoration of the Roman Catholic hierarchy in Britain.• 1851: The Great Exhibition (the first World's Fair) is held at the
Crystal Palace, with great success and international attention.• 1858: The Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston, responded to the Orsini
plot against French emperor Napoleon III, the bombs for which were purchased in Birmingham, by attempting to make such acts a felony, but the resulting uproar forced him to resign.
• 1859: Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species, which leads to various reactions.
• 1861: Prince Albert dies; Queen Victoria refuses to go out in public for many years, and when she does she wears a widow's bonnet instead of the crown.
• 1870 – 1891: Under the Elementary Education Act 1870 basic State Education becomes free for every child under age 10.
Entertainment
Theatre
The Arts
Casinos
Brass Bands
Band Stand
Hypnosis
Etiquette & Morality
Social etiquette was generally strict, especially in the upper class.
Conflicting moral values: a message of superior moral values and strong prudery practiced...
But prostitution and child labor common.
Victorian FashionVictorian Fashion
Extremely ornate
Inconvenient
Reflects the conflicts in Victorian morality
Extremely ornate
Inconvenient
Reflects the conflicts in Victorian morality
Sigmund Freud
SEX
Family Background
(His dad)
ATHEIST
Education
• Outstanding pupil• Graduated from Leopoldstädter
Kommunal-Realgymnasium, a prominent high school, with honors
• Studied medicine and law at the University of Vienna– Later switched to neurology under private
practice (wanted to work with science; initially studied medicine, but found it distasteful)
Influences• Studied with Ernst Brucke
(physiologist)
– Later described as the most influential person in his life
– Favored a mechanistic view of physiology and behavior
• Befriended Josef Breuer during his training
– Breuer was a physician and physiologist
– Case study: Anna O.
• Went to Paris and studied under Jean-Martin Charcot
– Studied hysterics and the use of hypnosis
Case Study: Anna O.• young woman suffering from what
was then called hysteria
– temporary paralysis
– could not speak her native German but could speak French and English
– couldn't drink water even when thirsty
• Breuer used hypnosis the “talking cure”
• Greatly impacted Freud’s future career
Advances Made to Psychology