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Karen Horney (1885–1952) was a German-American psychoanalyst who challenged Freudian theory, particularly the concept of penis envy, and proposed that neurosis stems from basic anxiety rooted in disturbed relationships.

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist whose work established psychoanalysis. He investigated the unconscious mind’s impact on behavior and developed theories regarding childhood development, dreams, and sexuality. His ideas remain foundational to psychology and continue to influence fields like...

'Dream Story' is a novella by the Austrian author Arthur Schnitzler, originally published in 1926 under the title 'Traumnovelle'. The narrative follows Fridolin, a successful doctor, and his wife Albertine as they navigate the psychological fallout of confessing their secret desires to one another....

Erich Fromm (1900–1980) was a German-American social psychologist and psychoanalyst who blended Freudian and Marxist ideas, exploring authoritarianism, freedom, and the social character in works such as 'Escape from Freedom' (1941).

Melanie Klein (1882–1960) was an Austrian-British psychoanalyst who pioneered play therapy with children and developed object relations theory, introducing concepts such as the paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions.

Anna Freud (1895–1982) was an Austrian-British psychoanalyst, daughter of Sigmund Freud, who systematized the theory of ego defense mechanisms and founded child psychoanalysis as a distinct discipline.

Slavoj Zizek is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural theorist born in 1949 who currently serves as a senior researcher at the University of Ljubljana. He is internationally recognized for integrating German idealism, Marxist political theory, and Lacanian psychoanalysis into a comprehensive framewor...

Julia Kristeva (born 1941) is a Bulgarian-French philosopher, psychoanalyst, and literary theorist who has lived in Paris since the mid-1960s. She was associated with the Tel Quel group and contributed to the development of post-structuralist theory through her work on semiotics and language. Her co...

Felix Guattari was a French philosopher and psychoanalyst who fundamentally reshaped post-structuralist thought through his collaborative work with philosopher Gilles Deleuze. Working as a therapist at the experimental La Borde clinic, he co-authored "Anti-Oedipus" in 1972 and "A Thousand Plateaus"...

Luce Irigaray is a Belgian-born philosopher, psychoanalyst, linguist, and feminist theorist whose work examines language, subjectivity, and sexual difference. Her 1974 book Speculum of the Other Woman critiques the ways Western philosophy and psychoanalysis have represented women through predominant...

Slovenian philosopher (born 1949) who combines Lacanian psychoanalysis with Hegelian Marxism in wide-ranging cultural and political criticism.

Félix Guattari was a 20th-century French psychoanalyst and political philosopher who collaborated with Gilles Deleuze on Anti-Oedipus (1972) and A Thousand Plateaus, developing concepts like schizoanalysis.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this 1964 film starring Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery explores the trauma of a compulsive thief, noted for its psychological depth.