The Psychopathology of Everyday Life [Paperback]

Sigmund Freud (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 7, 2009

Professor Freud developed his system of psychoanalysis while studying the so-called borderline cases of mental diseases, such as hysteria and compulsion neurosis. By discarding the old methods of treatment and strictly applying himself to a study of the patient's life, he discovered that the puzzling symptoms had a definite meaning, and that there was nothing arbitrary in any morbid manifestation. Psychoanalysis always showed that they referred to some definite problem or conflict of the person concerned. It was while tracing back the abnormal to the normal state that Professor Freud found how faint the line of demarcation was between the normal and neurotic person, and that the psychopathologic mechanisms so glaringly observed in the psychoneuroses and psychoses could usually be demonstrated in a lesser degree in normal persons. This led to a study of the faulty actions of everyday life and later to the publication of the Psychopathology of Everyday Life.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) lived his entire life in Vienna until Hitler's invasion of Austria forced him to seek asylum in London in 1938. The father of psychoanalysis, he exerted a profound influence over the whole intellectual climate of the twentieth century.

Adam Phillips was formerly Principal Child Psychotherapist at Charing Cross Hospital in London. He is the author of several books on psychoanalysis, including On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored; Darwin's Worms; Promises, Promises; and Houdini's Box.

Paul Keegan is the poetry editor at Faber and Faber.

Anthea Bell translated E. T. A. Hoffman's The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr for Penguin Classics and has received a number of translation awards. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: IAP (May 7, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 856202287X
• ISBN-13: 978-8562022876
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 10 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars In regards to the Kindle edition..., December 7, 2010

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Elliott Adnapoz - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (Kindle Edition)

This is a great book, but I would advise against this edition for your Kindle. After the first 10% there is an inexcusable amount of typos. It makes for a frustrating read of what would otherwise be a very engaging and beneficial work.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing, Logical, and Plausible (!), July 28, 2007

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Ken Haggerty - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (Penguin Classics) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a fantastic, captivating book. The theories and ideas outlined in "Psychopathology of Everyday Life" are logical and seem more applicable, plausible, and realistic (i.e. more easily seen in everyday life) than some of Freud's other theories. Highly recommended for anyone interested in psychology, character, human behavior, or Freud's work. Covers a lot about human memory. A very good resource to have.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Understanding 'Freudian Slips'., March 14, 2009

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This review is from: The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (Paperback)

This book has possibly done more than any other book to popularise psychology. Freud wrote it deliberately for the ordinary reader at the turn of the 20th century and, as fresh editions appeared, constantly added new illustrations and anecdotes without changing his basic theories.
Here, with brief examples, we have the simple but convincing explanations of things that are familiar to everybody: the sudden forgetting of proper names, of sets of words, impressions and intentions, childhood and 'screen' memories; bungled actions and other errors; and all those little, significant mistakes of tongue and pen that have come to be called 'Freudian slips'.