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See Full PDFDownload PDF. Franz Anton Mesmer, physician and "democrat", discoverer of "animal magnetism" and the founders of modern hypnosis therapy. Sigmund Freud (1856 to 1939) is considered to be one of the pioneers of modern psychology. His theory of personality states that (a) the human psyche (personality) has more than one aspect (see ...
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May 19, 2024 · Franz Anton Mesmer (born May 23, 1734, Iznang, Swabia [Germany]—died March 5, 1815, Meersburg, Swabia) was a German physician whose system of therapeutics, known as mesmerism, was the forerunner of the modern practice of hypnotism. Mesmer’s dissertation at the University of Vienna (M.D., 1766), which borrowed heavily from the work of the ...
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Despite pleas from the patient and Mesmer’s assis-tants that the treatment be terminated, Mesmer not only persisted, but added further magnets, continu-ing the treatment through the night. Gradually after the symptoms waned and ultimately disappeared, Mesmer pronounced her cured. Several subsequent FIGURE 1. Franz Anton Mesmer (1734–1815 ...
- Douglas J. Lanska, Joseph T. Lanska
- 2007
The word “mesmerize” dates back to an 18th century Austrian physician named Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815). He established a theory of illness that involved internal magnetic forces, which he ...
In the late eighteenth century, Franz Anton Mesmer (1734–1815) promulgated “animal magnetism” as a pervasive property of nature that could be channeled as an effective therapy for a wide variety of conditions (Fig. 1).
- Douglas J. Lanska, Joseph T. Lanska
- 2007
Mesmer, Franz Anton Roger K. Thomas1 t0 (1) Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, 30602-3013 Athens, GA, USA t0 Roger K. Thomas Email: rkthomas@uga.edu Without Abstract Basic Biographical Information Mesmer (1734-1815) was born in Iznang on the German shore of Lake Constance. Mesmer's
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Mesmer (1734–1815) was born in Iznang on the German shore of Lake Constance. Mesmer’s secondary education was in Jesuit schools, and his post-secondary education continued at the Jesuit universities in Dilligen and Ingolstadt. Pursuing a theological degree, Mesmer was exposed to rationalism which led him to question Catholicism and away ...
