Herbert Freudenberger

Herbert J. Freudenberger (* November 26, 1926 in Frankfurt am Main, † November 29, 1999 in New York City ) was a German -American clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst. He published in 1974 the first scientific article on burnout.

Life

Freudenberger grew up in a German - Jewish middle -class family. His father was a cattle dealer, and his mother was a housewife, but also business partner and bookkeeper of her husband. His first idyllic childhood in 1933 abruptly ended by the seizure of power by the National Socialists. Soon after, his father lost his job, his mother became depressed, his grandfather died and his grandmother was destroyed by impact of the Nazis ability to hear. After Kristallnacht, in which also the Frankfurt synagogue was destroyed, he decided to flee. With a false passport and with his father's help he first traveled to Zurich, then to Amsterdam and finally to Paris. He later escaped to a step- aunt in New York. However, as these the young man hated because of an old family dispute, he lived on the street and stole food. He attended school and quickly learned English. He graduated from high school with honors and got a job as an apprentice toolmaker. Finally, his parents followed after; He worked out of economic necessity continued, however, began a night school at Brooklyn College, where his mentor was Abraham Maslow. In 1951 he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts. The very next year he received his Master of Arts in clinical psychology at New York University, where he also received his doctorate in 1958 for Doctor of Philosophy. In parallel, he studied at the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis ( NPAP ) and worked nights in a factory. In 1962, he completed his training analysis with Theodor Reik from; Since 1958, he has already led even by psychoanalysis. From 1970 to 1999 he worked as a training analyst of NPAP.

Freudenberger was academic roles at the New School for Social Research (1974-1988), New York University (1963-1973), the Queens College and the City University of New York (1962-1965 ). You could call it a Park Avenue psychoanalyst. However, it was in the 1970s was instrumental in building a free treatment program for drug addicts. He was advisor to the Haight -Ashbury withdrawal center from 1974 to 1984, the Archdiocese of New York. His involvement in voluntary work was also the basis for the development of his concept of burnout. By working with drug addicts Freudenberger was also one of the first psychologists who received the specific needs of Vietnam veterans. In addition to his work in the field of addictions, he also contributed to the understanding of anxiety disorders and occupational stress. He has published over 100 articles, book chapters and monographs.

Writings ( in German translation )

• ( with Geraldine Richelson ) Burned. The crisis of the successful ones. Recognize and avoid hazards. Kindler, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-463-00830-0. Paperback edition as: Living with the success. What to do with professional crises, and private trouble? Advice ( not only) for Career Familiar. Heyne, München 1983, ISBN 3-453-53148-5.

• Paperback edition: Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1994, ISBN 3-596-12272-4. 12th edition 2008, ISBN 978-3-596-12272-1.