The History of the Psychoanalytic Movement

The History of the Psychoanalytic Movement is the 1917 English translation^[1] of a 1914 German article (German: Zur Geschichte der psychoanalytischen Bewegung)^[2] by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. It was later published as a separate work in German in 1924.^[3]

The History of the Psychoanalytic Movement

The 1924 German edition
Author	Sigmund Freud
Original title	Zur Geschichte der psychoanalytischen Bewegung
Translator	A.A. Brill (English version)
Language	German
Subject	Psychoanalysis
Published	Journal article (German): 1914 Book (English translation): 1917 Book (German): 1924
Media type	Print

Content

Freud's work was primarily intended as a polemic against the competing theories in psychotherapy which opposed his psychoanalysis—particularly Alfred Adler's individual psychology and Carl Jung's analytical psychology. Adler and Jung had previously been followers of Freud but disagreed with his emphasis on sexual matters. Freud's main criticism of them was their continued use of the term "psychoanalyst" despite having deviated from his core principles.