" Rat Man " was the nickname given by Sigmund Freud to a patient whose "case history" was published as Bemerkungen über einen Fall von Zwangsneurose ["Notes Upon a Case of Obsessional Neurosis"] (1909). This was the second of six case histories that Freud published and the first in which he claimed that the patient had been cured by psychoanalysis.

Case study of Sigmund Freud's client Rat Man (Ernst Lanzer), whose obsessive thoughts helped Freud to develop his theories.

Oct 19, 2019 · A great tool to help readers of Freud’s “Ratman” study is the well researched Freud and the Rat Man by Patrick J. Mahony. Patrick was able to compare the original process notes with the published case, make improved translations, and correct some of the chronology.

This article discusses case of Mr. Ernst Lanzer known as the “Rat Man” in the history of psychoanalysis. He was diagnosed as a case of obsessive-compulsive disorder by Sigmund Freud known as obsessional neurosis that time.

Persons suffering from a severe degree of obsessional neurosis present themselves far less frequently for analytic treatment than hysterical patients.

"NOTES UPON A CASE OF OBSESSIONAL NEUROSIS" (RAT MAN) Dr. Ernst Lanzer, alias the "Rat Man," consulted Freud on October 1, 1907, and began an analysis that allegedly lasted a little more than eleven months and ended in a complete cure.

Leonardo Ortolani (born 14 January 1967), better known as Leo, is an Italian comics author, creator of the comic book series Rat-Man. He was born in Pisa. In 1968 Ortolani moved to Parma, where he still lives with his wife Caterina and his adoptive daughters Johanna and Lucy Maria.

Austrian lawyer Ernst Lanzer, a patient of Freud, was born in Vienna on January 22, 1878, and died in Russia in 1914. Dr. Ernst Lanzer is more widely known by the pseudonyms the "Rat Man" and "Dr. Lorenz", given him by Freud and James Strachey respectively. He is the subject of Freud's case history (1909d).

Apr 28, 2013 · Described by Freud in "Notes upon a Case of Obsessional Neurosis", the rat man was the name applied to his patient, a 30 year old whose obsession with fear of rats was traced to death wishes (repressed) generated by underlying Oedipal conflict.

The Rat Man was a pseudonym given by Sigmund Freud to his patient Ernst Lanzer (1878 —1914), to protect his anonymity when his case study was published. The case study was published in 1909 in German. Freud saw the Ratman for about a year, and considered the treatment a success.