Why was sigmund freud trained as a medical doctor and not a psychologist? he tried to become a psychologist, but he could not pass the required exams. he tried to become a psychologist, but no university would admit a jewish student. his theories were too radical, so he trained as a physician to give himself creditability. there was no such thing as a degree in psychology when he received his education?

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Elisa Lowery

19 June, 16:52

Why was sigmund freud trained as a medical doctor and not a psychologist? he tried to become a psychologist, but he could not pass the required exams. he tried to become a psychologist, but no university would admit a jewish student. his theories were too radical, so he trained as a physician to give himself creditability. there was no such thing as a degree in psychology when he received his education?

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Autumn Gray · Answer 1

The correct option is " there was no such thing as a degree in psychology when he received his education".

Freud whose actual name was Sigismund Schlomo Freud, popularly known as Sigmund Freud, born in 1856 in Austria is known to be the founder of psychoanalysis which refers to a method of healing by talking to the patient. He was a neurologist who passed away in 1939.