Crash Course tackles some of the big questions about how our
brains work and why we behave the way we do. The term
'psychology ' was n't coined until around the turn of the
sixteenth century, and the practice that we would actually call
science today was established until the mid-1800s. Crash
Course will explore the science of behavior and mental
processes in the next 6 months. Sigmund Freud was one of the
most tremendously influential and controversial thinkers of his
time. His theories helped build our views on childhood,
personality, dreams and sexuality. His life spanned an
important swath of history from the American Civil War to
World War II. Psychology got its start in 1879 in Germany when
physician Wilhelm Wundt set up the first psychology laboratory
at the University of Leipzig. Sigmund Freud began his medical
career at a Viennese hospital. In 1886 he started his own
practice specializing in nervous disorders. In 1900 he published
his book The Interpretation of Dreams, where he introduced his
theory of psychoanalysis. Freud suggested that we're all
profoundly affected by mental processes that we 're not even
aware of.
Freud believed smoking helped him think, but it also helped
him get jaw cancer. During the last sixteen years of his life, he
underwent at least thirty painful operations while continuing to
smoke. The next big shake-up rolled in during the first half of
the 20th century when behaviorism gained a higher profile.
The other major force at the time was Freud 's psychoanalysis.
The human brain is by far the most complex physical object
known to us in the entire cosmos. We here at Crash Course are
really excited to spend the next several months delving into
the world of psychology. How it applies to our lives, our minds
and our hearts, and how it deepens our understanding of each
other.
brains work and why we behave the way we do. The term
'psychology ' was n't coined until around the turn of the
sixteenth century, and the practice that we would actually call
science today was established until the mid-1800s. Crash
Course will explore the science of behavior and mental
processes in the next 6 months. Sigmund Freud was one of the
most tremendously influential and controversial thinkers of his
time. His theories helped build our views on childhood,
personality, dreams and sexuality. His life spanned an
important swath of history from the American Civil War to
World War II. Psychology got its start in 1879 in Germany when
physician Wilhelm Wundt set up the first psychology laboratory
at the University of Leipzig. Sigmund Freud began his medical
career at a Viennese hospital. In 1886 he started his own
practice specializing in nervous disorders. In 1900 he published
his book The Interpretation of Dreams, where he introduced his
theory of psychoanalysis. Freud suggested that we're all
profoundly affected by mental processes that we 're not even
aware of.
Freud believed smoking helped him think, but it also helped
him get jaw cancer. During the last sixteen years of his life, he
underwent at least thirty painful operations while continuing to
smoke. The next big shake-up rolled in during the first half of
the 20th century when behaviorism gained a higher profile.
The other major force at the time was Freud 's psychoanalysis.
The human brain is by far the most complex physical object
known to us in the entire cosmos. We here at Crash Course are
really excited to spend the next several months delving into
the world of psychology. How it applies to our lives, our minds
and our hearts, and how it deepens our understanding of each
other.
