PSYC 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Freudian Slip, Psychopathology, Meta-Analysis
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The psychopathology of everyday life: exploring freudian slips. Frequencies for college students from alan fiske"s research: 3 a week on average. Seems nothing when you slip but different when slip made on you. "slips and related phenomena are the result of purposeful and intentional action on the part of individual involved although the intent is unknown to the actor himself or in other words is unconscious" "dear jeffrey, thanks for taking such good care of sophie" --> wrong name. Freud: pathetic impulses and feelings --> another guy taking care of. Almost always, forgetting is the direct result of repression (defense mechanism) --> when something that arouses anxiety is forced out of awareness. I must only ask you to tell me, candidly and uncritically whatever comes into your mind if you direct your attention to the forgotten word without any definite aim. " Freud will be able to say: related to childhood issues .