Anna Freud (1895-1982) Alyssa Szydel
Birth Place December 3, 1895 in Vienna, Austria Youngest of six children Distant from her siblings Leaned towards father (Sigmund)
Childhood Father (Sigmund) favored Anna and sister Sophie Not close to her mother, preferring the nurse instead Suffered from depression and chronic eating disorders Constant battle with Mother and sister, Sophie Frequently sent away to “camp” during the summer
Late Adolescence/Adulthood Studied education in 1910 from Cottage Lyceum, Vienna Started being analyzed by father in 1918, lead to his findings and presentation titled “The Relation of Beating Fantasies to a Daydream” Published her work on Defense Mechanisms
Anna Freud, 1918
Anna, the Teacher and Founder Began teaching at Cottage Lyeceum Became a member of the Vienna Psychoanalytic Training Institute society Created Hampstead War nursery with live-in work partner, and “friend”, Dorothy Burlingham Family fled Austria (1938) for England due to the Nazi invasion
Hampstead War Nursery Nursery provided refuge for over 100 children who were homeless due to the bombings of WWII
Career- Hampstead Clinic Considered one of the founders of childhood psychoanalysis Created and directed Hampstead Child Therapy Course and Clinic (1952-1982)
Child Therapy Course began in 1947 and later became a clinic as well in 1951
Hampstead Child Therapy Course and Clinic Anna Freud continued to refine her theories based on her work with children and families at the Hampstead Child Therapy Course and Clinic
Influences Sigmund Freud (as a father and his work) "The Relation of Beating Fantasies to a Daydream" “The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense” “Young Children in Wartime” (1942), “Infants Without Families” (1943), and “War and Children” (1943)
The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families Charity in London, working with children and families experiencing mental health problems for over 60 years https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=anna+freud+centre&&vie w=detail&mid=7F322A1B8282798528167F322A1B828279852816&FO RM=VRDGAR
Discussion Based on what you/others wrote on the board: Do you think Freud approved of Anna’s sexuality back then? Do you think he would approve of it today? Explain. What do you think Anna Freud would think about today’s foster care system? Orphanages? Group homes?