The psychoanalytic movement was founded by Sigmund Freud and focuses on the unconscious mind and childhood experiences as determinants of behavior. It emphasizes the role of the unconscious in shaping personality and mental processes, and has influenced psychology, psychiatry, and cultural theories.

Peter L. Rudnytsky is a psychoanalytic literary critic who has written extensively on the intersection of psychoanalysis and literature. Some of his works include "Freud and Oedipus" and "The Psychoanalytic Vocation: Rank, Winnicott, and the Legacy of Freud." Rudnytsky is known for his scholarly contributions to the field of psychoanalytic literary criticism.

American Psychoanalytic Association was created in 1911.

Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute was created in 1920.

Vienna Psychoanalytic Society was created in 1902.