Drei Abhandlungen zur Sexualtheorie

by Sigmund Freud

"Drei Abhandlungen zur Sexualtheorie" by Sigmund Freud is a work published in 1905. This foundational psychoanalytic text advances Freud's controversial theory that sexuality begins in childhood and develops through distinct stages. The work examines three main areas: sexual perversions and deviations from norms, infantile sexuality and childhood sexual urges, and the transformations occurring during puberty. Freud connects these concepts to his theories of the unconscious and neuroses, arguing that sexual instinct is universal and that repression drives psychological disorders.