About Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud was the founder of psychoanalytic theory.
Freud relied heavily upon his observations andcase studiesof his patients when he formed his theory of personality development.
Many of us have experienced what is commonly referred to as aFreudian slipat some point or another.
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These misstatements are believed to reveal underlying, unconscious thoughts or feelings.
The unconscious mind can include repressed feelings, hidden memories, habits, thoughts, desires, and reactions.
The closely related preconscious mind contains all of the things that you could potentially pull into conscious awareness.
They are unrepressed memories that we extract for a specific purpose at a specific time.
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