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Josef Breuer. Josef Breuer ( / ˈbrɔɪər / BROY-ur, German: [ˈbʁɔʏɐ]; 15 January 1842 – 20 June 1925) was an Austrian physician who made discoveries in neurophysiology, and whose work during the 1880s with his patient Bertha Pappenheim, known as Anna O., developed the talking cure (cathartic method) which was used as the basis of ...
- 20 June 1925 (aged 83), Vienna, Austria
- Psychoanalysis
Feb 19, 2024 · Josef Breuer (born January 15, 1842, Vienna, Austria—died June 20, 1925, Vienna) was an Austrian physician and physiologist who was acknowledged by Sigmund Freud and others as the principal forerunner of psychoanalysis because of his treatment of the writer and social worker Bertha Pappenheim.
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Apr 26, 2016 · Josef Breuer was a Austrian physician and physiologist who mentored Sigmund Freud and developed the cathartic method of psychoanalysis. He treated Anna O., a patient with hysteria, and co-authored the book Studies on Hysteria with Freud. Learn more about his life, career, and contributions to psychology.
Jun 30, 2015 · Learn how Breuer developed the cathartic method and formulated key concepts for treating nervous disorders, such as dissociation, hypnoid states and emotional expression. Discover how his ideas are relevant to modern views of trauma, psychotherapy and clinical practice.
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Jun 11, 2020 · Learn about Josef Breuer, the Austrian doctor who discovered the relationship between breathing and body temperature, and who treated Anna O., the first psychoanalytic patient. Find out how he influenced Sigmund Freud and why they had a falling out.
May 23, 2018 · Josef Breuer was a Viennese physician and physiologist who discovered the reflex regulation of respiration and the function of the inner ear. He was also a pioneer of psychoanalysis and a mentor of Sigmund Freud.
The physician and physiologist Josef Breuer He is best known for using the cathartic method for the first time in the famous case of Anna O., which would inspire his disciple Sigmund Freud to create psychoanalysis. However, Breuer’s conceptions differed from Freud’s in central aspects.