Prakash Books India Private Limited Psychopathology of Everyday Life (English, Paperback, Freud Sigmund)

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In Psychopathology of Everyday Life, Freud examines the psychological reasons behind seemingly ordinary mistakes and lapses that occur in everyday life. He explores experiences such as forgetting people's names, forgetting words, slips of the tongue, mistakes while reading or writing, forgetting intentions, and accidental or seemingly meaningless actions.

Freud's central argument is that these incidents may not always be random. He proposes that seemingly minor mistakes can sometimes reveal unconscious thoughts, wishes, conflicts or motivations. Through numerous examples and case studies, he attempts to show how unconscious psychological processes can influence ordinary behavior.

The book is particularly famous for its discussion of what later became popularly known as a "Freudian slip"—an error in speaking or writing that Freud interpreted as potentially revealing an underlying unconscious thought or intention.