The Psychopathology of Everyday Life explores how unconscious thoughts and feelings influence behavior, often resulting in slips of the tongue, forgotten memories, and accidental actions. Freud argues that these everyday mistakes reveal repressed desires, unresolved conflicts, and unconscious motivations. He introduces concepts like the "talking cure," where patients' verbalizations uncover hidden meanings, and the role of childhood experiences in shaping adult behavior.
By Sigmund Freud · First published 1927 · Genre: Psychology, Non-fiction, Philosophy · 12 chapters