The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud): Freud, Sigmund, Strachey, James, Gay, Peter: 9780393006117: Amazon.com: Books

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.

I purchased the Kindle edition of this for research into Freudian slips and although there were numerous spelling and grammatical mistakes - it served its purpose. It is filler with lots of amazing information.

This is the first book of Freud's that I have read. I did not get interested until about fifty pages in. After that it gets better. Basically, he explains why people make mistakes such as forgetting the name of someone you just met. Many of the stories he tells are interesting and easy to relate to as we all make similar mistakes from time to time. The main downside is that nearly all of the cases involve upper middle class people. Few stories of working class or poor people. I am not sorry I read it but my next book will be from another psychologist.

I am re-reading Freud and this was my third choice. As I have said in other reviews, whether you agree with him or not, Freud is always a good read! I found the book easy to understand and interesting enough to use in everyday life...

What can you say about Freud? - the father of psychotherapy with one of the best minds of the last century who manages to explain his ideas in such a clear and logical manner, supporting them with copious examples from his own life as well as that of others, that the book is as entertaining as it is informative.The book ranges through such topics as slips of the tongue, misreading, losing things and through his painstaking analyses, he convinces us of the correctness of his assertion that really they are not errors at all, but the subconscious overriding our conscious thoughts.The upshot, though, is that you will begin noticing the errors you make yourself and it is often only the work of a few moments to uncover the reasons you actually made these "mistakes". Just as revealing, you will not be able to help yourself from responding mentally to the errors made by your family and friends and this will provide you with insights into their real intentions and feelings, insights they may not even be aware of themselves.A fascinating introduction to psychoanalysis which will open your mind ( and no, not everything is related back to sexual hangups, as detractors of Freud may make you believe ) .