The Psychopathology of Everyday Life

The Psychopathology of Everyday Life

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In "The Psychopathology of Everyday Life" Freud examines the psychological basis for the forgetting of names and words, the misuse of words in speech and in writing, and other similiar errors. Freud's examination of the subject is extensively discussed through the use of anecdotes and examples. "The Psychopathology of Everyday Life" makes for one of Freud's more readable w...more
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Published January 1st 2005 by Digireads.com (first published 1901)
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Ennio
Dopo aver covato per anni una certa avversione per la psicologia e gli psicologi in generale, principalmente grazie alla falsa idea che media e persone di dubbia intelligenza propinano a riguardo, mi sono lentamente avvicinato a questo mondo con un discreto interesse.
Da dove iniziare allora, se non da uno dei padri della psicologia moderna, per lo più da uno dei suoi testi che ho saputo essere di più semplice comprensione anche per chi non è studioso della materia?
Niente di più sbagliato.
Nonosta...more
Venus
For a mind which is interested in epistemology, it would be tempting to enquire into the contrivances and sophistries by means of which the anarchists manage to elicit a final product of this kind from science. One would no doubt be brought up against situations like the one involved in the familiar example of the Cretan who says that all Cretans are liars. But I am not desirous, nor am I capable, of going deeper into this. I will merely remark that the anarchistic theory only retains its remark...more
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Перечитывая Фрейда с немного другим, чем пять лет назад, багажом за плечами, понимаю, что раньше я не читала его книг. Взгляд студента всегда избирателен - выхватывает то, что нужно к зачету, реферату, вообще, что нужно. За этим теряется специфика текста. Научный текст - это особая стилистика. Но и к нему можно подходить как к художественному произведению. "Психопатология обыденной жизни" с этой точки зрения вызывает реакцию: "Какой интересный автор, где бы прикупить ещё пару книжечек". Между те...more
Rick
I learned why I have lost so many umbrellas in my life. Why I try to open my office door with my house key. Now, why should my hats and caps have half-lives of less than a year? Where is that mosquito control association cap I got from the World's Leading Authority? Freud pretty much convinced me that what my grandma told me - "Lost objects go to the Moon" - is not true. Venus, maybe.
Mutlu
Ünlü psikolog bu eserinde bizi biliçdışına bir adım daha yaklaştırıyor . Rüyaların Yorumu'nda , "rüyaların , arzuların yaptıkları kazalar" olduğunu gösteren Freud ; bu eserinde dil sürçmesi , unutma , yanlış çağrışımlar , sakarlıklar ve boşinançları ele alıyor . Bu olguların altında yatan mekanizmaları , çevresinden topladığı örneklerden ve kendi yaşamından , özsağaltımından yola çıkarak okuyucuya son derece anlaşılır bir dille aktarıyor . Bilinçaltına az da olsa ışık tutan davranış kalıplarını...more
Leigh
Probably one of Freud's easier-to-read books. It's interesting to read his theories about some of the most common, unexplained events that occur everyday in our lives. He attempts to answer questions such as, "Why do we forget to do things? Why do we forget names? Why do we use the wrong words?" This is where the term Freudian Slip comes from. Overall, I found his theories interesting & more palatable than some of his other works. He backs up all of his theories with examples to make them ea...more
Gnuvolante
In questo libro Freud condensa una parte dei suoi studi e li espone con competenza accademica e chiarezza magistrale, un mix di capacità comune a pochi scienziati. Mostra come dimenticanze, errori di pronuncia e di scrittura, gesti inconsci e sbadataggini, potrebbero non essere frutto del caso. A compendio delle sue affermazioni lo scrittore riporta numerosissimi esempi esplicativi - accumulati durante la sua carriera professionale o presi a prestito da suoi colleghi - nei quali il lettore medio...more
Monica Fanny
Le mie conoscenze riguardo la psicoanalisi di Freud sono riconducibili agli studi liceali e paragonabili con semplicità al nulla per cui, ho tentato un primo approccio "cauto/leggero"; sì perchè il fatto che per ogni caso ci sia un esempio riguardo avvenimenti di vita quotidiana poi, rende tutto piu interessante nonchè di facile comprensione. mi ha stupito l'approccio con cui i casi vengono analizzati e la semplicità con cui lo stesso Freud ne viene fuori.
probabilmente in futuro approfondirò la...more
Anna
Finished it finally. Never again. Jung's next.
I've had the impression that Freud's full of himself, the quantity of the examples are too damn much and the theories... I have to admit, some of them were interesting and made me think, but most of them are just annoying. The whole book is annoying and doesn't make any sense. I cannot believe msot of psychology is based on this guy's thoughts.

And I have another thing I have to mention, but it's not Freud's fault. The way the Hungarian edition is bui...more
Zare
Very interesting case collection � reader will most likely find himself in some of these cases (hopefully not those that can be considered as serious ones) because all cases presented are taken from the everyday life. Note this book is just that � interesting cases collection (many are contributed by Freud� s long-time colleagues) � author does not go into details and tries not to explain the causes of every case.[return][return]If you are interested in Freud� s work, this book is good starting...more
Eleclyah

Sembra che, a livello psichico, nulla avvenga a caso.
Lapsus, dimenticanze, atti mancati: secondo Freud, dietro ad ogni movimento apparentemente maldestro, dietro ad ogni errore verbale apparentemente insignificante, dietro ad ogni sbadataggine c'è il lavorio del nostro inconscio, che trapela al di là del conscio nei momenti in cui uno meno se lo aspetta.
E uno che, come me, è sempre stato digiuno di psicologia (tranne l'occasionale e isolata capatina della filosofia in Freud, appunto, al quinto a...more
Alex Csicsek
Yeah yeah yeah, Frued has been discredited by over half a century of physiological study, and his theories are filled with holes and contradictions even when taken on their own terms, but come on... this stuff is fun.

The Psychopathology of Everyday Life is an interesting, accessible book demonstrating the existence of the psyche in the most mundane of circumstances, such as when having a conversation or trying to recall a name. Each chapter deals with the different manifestations of the psyche t...more
Jana
Freud's work is foundational for understanding theory. Without reading his work, we can't possibly get all the references of the other theorists who followed. So... as part of my MFA program, we read the entire body of Freud's work.

I had a lot of resistance to Freud... mostly feminist critique. But to be fair, even the feminist theorists are grounded in at least an understanding of Freud (if not Freudian themselves). But about this book...

I guess I took issue with Freud's assumption of perfecti...more
Mona
C'est un livre très intéressant! On apprend que la plupart des gestes que l'on fait tous les jours ont chacun une signification cachée. C'est bien expliqué, et Freud nous donne à chaque chapitre des exemples qu'il emprunte à ses connaissances ou patients. Ce livre m'a permis de comprendre d'où venaient les "faux-souvenirs", et pourquoi l'on commet des lapsus.
Maureen
Surprisingly good.

Now that we live in a post-Fruedian universe - it is very interesting to go back and see how it all came about - this book was very readable, the stories he tells, he tells well. It's not always easy to catch everything he is getting at - but in general a very good thesis.

i don't go all the way with his ideas, and he was pedantic, a little Victorian demigod, but all the same fun to read.

Joe
Freudian slips, the intentional forgetting of names, losing things on purpose. . . . A book that forces you to think. Should be on the required reading list of every college curriculum.

"Unwelcome, repressed, psychic material, which, though pushed away from consciousness, is nevertheless not robbed of all capacity to express itself."
Catherine Woodman
This is a phrase that I use every week. I first read this in a college course, and found his body of work to be eye opening and thought provoking--although not all that easy to read--I would never have guessed that I would go on to be a psychiatrist, but he rocked my world
Yun Long Wong
Definitely not one to read when you are falling asleep, this book talks about the power of your subconsciousness and how it affects your actions and behaviour. A good read if you dont mind the small words within those long paragraphs.
Richard
This is the most approachable and most palatable Freudian book I've read so far. For once Dr. Freud isn't reducing everything to his Sex Theory - I think there definately is a place for such a theory - indeed, it's powerful and persuasive, and useful in many circumstances, but it is not the only, nor the most logical explaination much of the time. So here, he basically steers clear of the theory - or at least isn't shoving it down his reader's through the whole time - which makes it an enjoyable...more
Impetuousxsquirrel
human interaction is full of meaningless moments - mistaken references, insignificant memories...
"not so!" declares Freud.

your life will be more interesting from reading this
Véronique
Se lit comme un roman. Comme un recueil de nouvelles plutôt. Voila pourquoi je le laisse dans mes romans. C'ets vraiment la base de ce qu'est la psychanalyse. Excellent.
Isaac Ionescu
O carte deschizătoare de drumuri chiar pentru neinițiații în domeniu și în același timp accesibilă acestora.
Kausik R
i was flabbergasted when i read this book ... forgetting names and slip of tongue is not a simple science...
Snapee
It's all true. Very intresting and original topic. Freud was a genius.
Tim
Nothing that I wasn't already familiar with and yet still fascinating read.
Terry
Your world view is never the same again after reading this book!
Jessica
Call me pedantic but there were so many mistakes in this book which was ironic considering parts of it were about errors in speech, writing and reading. And there were missing references. That aside, it just didn't have enough clarity for me. Did come across a few interesting theories though. Just about.
Catherine Woodman
I say this every week--keeping Freud alive in my life
Abner Huertas
Buen libro de psicología
Leslie Soule
I love Freud. <3
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The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (Paperback)
Psicopatologia della vita quotidiana : Dimenticanze, lapsus, sbadataggini, superstizioni ed errori  (Paperback)
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Psicopatologia della vita quotidiana. Dimenticanze, lapsus, sbadataggini, superstizioni ed errori (Paperback)
Psychopathology of Everyday Life (Paperback)

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Sigmund Freud, born Sigismund Schlomo Freud, was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology. Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind and the defense mechanism of repression. He is also renowned for his redefinition of sexual desire as the primary motivational energy of human life which is directed toward a wide variety of objec...more
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“Perciò la differenza tra me ed un uomo superstizioso consiste in questo: io non credo che un avvenimento verificatosi senza alcuna partecipazione della mia vita psichica possa rivelarmi cose arcane sul futuro; credo invece che un'espressione non intenzionale della mia vita psichica possa rivelarmi qualcosa di ignoto che, in fondo, appartiene solo alla mia vita psichica; credo alla casualità esterna (reale) ma non a quella interna (psichica). Insomma, il mio è l'atteggiamento esattamente opposto a quello del superstizioso; egli, non sapendo nulla della motivazione degli atti casuali e degli atti mancati, crede nella casualità psichica; è portato ad attribuire al caso esterno un'importanza che si manifesta nella realtà futura, ed a vedere nel caso un mezzo d'espressione di qualcosa che è nascosto nella realtà. Ci sono dunque due differenze tra me e l'uomo superstizioso: prima di tutto egli proietta all'esterno una motivazione che io cerco all'interno; in secondo luogo, egli interpreta il caso per mezzo di un avvenimento che io riconduco ad un'idea. Ciò che per lui è occulto per me è inconscio; in noi c'è la tendenza comune a non considerare il caso come tale, ma ad interpretarlo.
Ora io sostengo che quest'ignoranza cosciente e questa conoscenza inconscia della motivazione delle casualità psichiche sono una delle radici della superstizione. Proprio perché il superstizioso non sa nulla della motivazione dei suoi atti casuali e perché questa motivazione cerca di imporsi alla sua conoscenza, egli è obbligato a spostarla ed a collocarla nel mondo esterno.”
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“Nella nostra concezione moderna del mondo ―concezione scientifica non ancora definitivamente conclusa― la superstizione è un po' fuori luogo; mentre era ammessa nella concezione di epoche prescientifiche, poiché ne era un complemento logico.
Aveva dunque relativamente ragione l'antico Romano, che rinunciava ad un progetto importante perché il volo degli uccelli era sfavorevole; agiva in modo conforme alle sue premesse. E se rinunciava al suo progetto perché aveva inciampato sulla soglia della sua porta, si rivelava superiore a noi increduli, si rivelava miglior psicologo di noi. Il fatto d'inciampare denotava l'esistenza di un dubbio, di un'opposizione interiore a questo progetto, la cui forza poteva annullare quella della sua intenzione al momento della realizzazione. In effetti si può essere sicuri del successo completo solo quando tutte le energie psichiche tendono al fine desiderato.”
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