What was Sigmund Freud’s greatest achievement?

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist. He is best known for developing the theories and techniques of psychoanalysis.

       Psychoanalysis is a method of treatment through which an analyst uncovers unconscious conflicts based on the free associations, dreams, and fantasies of the patient.

     All of Freud’s work revolved around the mind how it worked, and how to diagnosis and treat certain maladies of the mind. He analyzed himself as well. He began to pick apart his dreams, and tried to decipher their meaning.

    In doing so, he provided an incredible account of how dreams originate and why. He explored what would become known as Freudian slips, where one has a slip of the tongue and either misreads something, or forgets a name.

    Freud established a theory as to why this happens often to some people. Sigmund Freud’s greatest achievement was in the area of the unconscious mind.

    Although many before him were aware of its existence, he was the one who was finally able to achieve scientific recognition in the area of psychoanalysis.