Sigmund Freud was born in Moravia but moved to Vienna with his parents at the age of four. He is known as the (1) i________ of psychoanalysis, a method of treating people with (2) m________ or physical illnesses. During (3) t________ the patient is made to examine what he can remember about his (4) p________ life which may have caused the illness. Freud’s theory was that these past (5) e________ have been repressed, or held back, in the unconscious mind.

One way of explaining the (6) c________ of the conscious and the (7) s________ mind, is to think of an iceberg, one tenth of which is (8) v________ on the surface of the sea, but the other nine-tenths of which lie (9) h________ in the deep, dark waters.

By bringing the subconscious experiences to the surface and out into the conscious mind, the patient and (10) d________ can analyze all the different parts, which make up the (11) p________ psychological condition. In other words, they analyze or examine any (12) a________ complexes that the patient may have. This (13) a________ analysis of past experiences, Freud believed, would help to (14) c________ the patient.

Freud’s major (15) w________ is called The Interpretation of Dreams. In it Freud presents the theory that the unconscious mind tries to (16) r________ consciousnesses during sleep, through the (17) p________ of dreaming. Through (18) s________ and (19) i________, almost like a film, dreams express our unconscious fears and (20) d________. The analysis of dreams could help us to understand our waking lives.