My interest in the field of psychohistory originated during my adolescence, when I came across some writings on psychoanalysis in my father’s library. Although much of what I read on psychoanalysis was at that time beyond my understanding, my adolescent quest for “truth” and the interesting ideas of Freud sparked my curiosity regarding human motivation and behavior. It was not until my undergraduate years as a beginning student of psychology that I became better able to understand the complexity of the history of human emotion, thought, and behavior.
Anne Dietrich (Sat,) studied this question.