Herbert Freudenberger
Herbert J. Freudenberger was an American psychologist. Freudenberger was born on November 26, 1926 in Frankfort, to a middle-class Jewish-German family. His father was a cattle dealer, while his mother had three job titles - bookkeeper, housekeeper, and business partner. Though throughout his life, he had a lot of job titles, including practitioner, editor, theoretician, and author, Freudenberger's most significant contribution is that of his work in the profession in the treatment and understanding of stress, burnout, and substance abuse. [1] one of the first to describe the symptoms of exhaustion professionally and conduct a comprehensive study on the burnout In 1980, he published a book [2] dealing with burnout. This book has become a reference for all those interested in this phenomenon.
Early Life
In 1933, Hitler gained power over Germany in the beginning of World War II. After the beating of his grandmother and the death of his grandfather, Freudenberger fled to the United States of America with his parents' approval and a false passport in hand. Traveling alone through multiple cities and countries, Freudenberger arrived in New York where he raised and cared for himself until a cousin relative took him in. Once he settled in New York, Freudenberger began to learn the English language and he learned it quick. He graduated from a junior high school with honors. When his parents finally made it over to the United States, Freudenberger's major concern was their economical survival, so instead of going on to high school, he went to work as a tool and dye makers' apprentice.[3]
College
Without a high school diploma and working at the manufacturing plant, Freudenberger began attending night classes at Brooklyn College. While in a psychology class, Freudenberger and Abraham Maslow became good acquaintances; Maslow even geared Freudenberger towards a degree in psychology as his model and mentor. In 1951, Freudenberger received his bachelors degree in psychology from Brooklyn College. Applying to New York University's (NYU) clinical psychology program, Freudenberger earned his masters degree in psychology in 1952, followed by his doctorate degree in psychology in 1956. While attending NYU, Freudenberger studied along side of Florence Halpern and Bernard Kalinkowitz. During the day, Freudenberger was also a student at the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis (NPAP) (as well as NYU) and continued to work at the factory during the night. In 1962, he finished his analytic training along side of Theodore Reik at NPAP. [1]
Career
Freudenberger started his solo psychological-psychoanalytic practice in 1958, which came to be very successful. For 29 years (1970 to 1999), Freudenberger was senior faculty member and training anaylist at NPAP, while still working at his practice. [1] Throughout his carrer, Freudenberer has been assistant/visiting professors at Great Neck Adult Education Center (1958 to 1960), Queens College and City University of New York (1962 to 1965), Brooklyn College (1955 to 1958),Louisiana State University (1956), New York University (1963 to 1973), and New School for Social Reseach (1974 to 1988). [3] During the 1970s, Freudenberger decided to help in the development of the free clinic movement. This movement would provide aid in treating substance abusers. Freudenberger devoted a large amount of time to these clinics without pay. As a consultant, e created and supervised programs for drug abuse training at the Archdiocese of New York from 1974 to 1984. [1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Canter, M. B., & Freudenberger, L. (2001). Herbert J. Freudenberger (1926-1999). American Psychologist, 56(12), 1171. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
- ^ Freudenberger, Herbert (1980). Burn Out: The High Cost of High Achievement. What it is and how to survive it. Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0-553-20048-5.
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