Psychopathology of Everyday Life

The Psychopathology of Everyday Life is one of the most important books of psychology. In it Freud put forth much of the terminology and thinking that would shape the next century of psychological exploration. Freud believed that there were reason that people forget things such as words, names, and memories. He also believed that mistakes in speech, now referred to as Freudian Slips, were not accidents, but psychological events. Understanding why people forget and why they makes mistakes helps the psychologist understand people.