| Author |
Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 |
| Translator |
Brill, A. A. (Abraham Arden), 1874-1948 |
| LoC No. |
14022011
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| Uniform Title |
Zur Psychopathologie des Alltagslebens. English
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| Title |
Psychopathology of Everyday Life
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| Original Publication |
United States: The Macmillan Company,1914.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
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| Contents |
Forgetting of proper names -- Forgetting of foreign words -- Forgetting of names and order of words -- Childhood and concealing memories -- Mistakes in speech -- Mistakes in reading and writing -- Forgetting of impressions and resolutions -- Erroneously carried-out actions -- Symptomatic and chance actions -- Errors -- Combined faulty acts -- Determinism, chance, and superstitious beliefs.
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| Credits |
Thomas Frost, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
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| Summary |
"Psychopathology of Everyday Life" by Sigmund Freud is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This seminal work delves into the realm of psychoanalysis and examines the various ways in which our subconscious influences everyday behaviors, particularly focusing on memory lapses, slips of the tongue, and other seemingly trivial errors. Freud's insights reveal the underlying motivations and conflicts that manifest through these commonplace experiences, challenging the clear distinction often made between normal and neurotic behaviors. The opening of the book introduces the reader to Freud's exploration of forgetting names, demonstrating that such occurrences are not random but are instead influenced by psychological factors. Freud begins by recounting his personal struggle to remember the name of the artist Signorelli, which leads him to analyze how forgetfulness can reveal deeper, repressed emotional conflicts tied to conversations and memories. He illustrates that the name forgotten often connects to significant thoughts or feelings that the individual may be unwilling to confront. By analyzing this and subsequent examples, Freud sets the stage for a comprehensive discussion of daily psychological phenomena, aiming to illustrate the profound connections between our conscious actions and unconscious drives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
BF: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis
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| Subject |
Memory
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| Subject |
Psychology, Pathological
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| Subject |
Psychoanalysis
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| Subject |
Repression (Psychology)
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| Subject |
Paragrammatism
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| Subject |
Association of ideas
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
67332 |
| Release Date |
Feb 6, 2022 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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