The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (1901)

Fumbled "facts" from the Viennese Quack.

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.

If you are interested in Freud’s work, this book is good starting point.

Recommended. ( )

I read this as a required reading in one of my classes in graduate school (which may have something to do with how I rated it). At the end of the book I was left wondering if anyone would ever suggest this book if the authors name wasn't Freud. ( )

I approached this book with some scepticism, having not read Freud before but being under the impression that he was a sex-mad weirdo. Upon actually reading the book I was pleasantly surprised. The theories presented here are not outrageous and shocking, they are perfectly sensible, and indeed Freudian slips, which are the content of the longest chapter, are now widely accepted as acts of the unconscious. The style of the book is more along the lines of popular science than a textbook on psychoanalysis. It was an interesting introduction to some of the famous theories: briefly discussed and then explored using a series of short case studies, which were quite convincing. My only criticism is that many of the case studies in each chapter are very similar, but this book is definitely worth a read and will get you thinking whenever somebody cannot remember a word or replaces it with a different one. ( )