Forgetting a name or a word is not just a random blunder. Nothing happens by accident. Nothing is a mere slip. 'The Psychopathology of Everyday Life' is filled with everyday examples of apparent forgetfulness and inexplicable mistakes, revealed by Freud to have far greater and deeper meaning that at first glance. Virtually devoid of any technical terminology, this classic of the psychoanalytic tradition remains Sigmund Freud’s most accessable and popular work.
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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was an exceptionally influential Austrian psychologist, neurologist, philosopher and writer. The founder of psychoanalysis, his major works include 'The Interpretation of Dreams' (1900), 'The Psychopathology of Everyday Life' (1901), 'Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality' (1905), and 'Totem and Taboo' (1913).