Freud and Psychoanalysis

The books, in order

1. 1

   Psychology · 15 min

   The Psychopathology of Everyday Life

   Sigmund Freud

   According to Freud, very vivid and seemingly trivial childhood memories may be covering up something that matters more.

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2. 2

   Psychology · 15 min

   The Interpretation of Dreams

   Sigmund Freud

   A dream doesn't hide anything out of malice. It just speaks in a language made of images, one the dreamer hasn't yet learned to translate.

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3. 3

   Psychology · 17 min

   Civilization and Its Discontents

   Sigmund Freud

   In Freud's reading, the culture that promises to protect us from nature and from each other charges a price in repressed impulse, and that impulse becomes the background discomfort of adult life.

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4. 4

   Psychology · 14 min

   The Future of an Illusion

   Sigmund Freud

   Comfort and truth are different things: an idea can offer tremendous relief and still lack evidence, and a true idea can hurt.

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5. 5

   Psychology · 13 min

   The Ego and the Id

   Sigmund Freud

   When you come up with a good justification after doing what you wanted, your ego may simply be signing off on a decision made somewhere else.

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6. 6

   Psychology · 16 min

   Totem and Taboo

   Sigmund Freud

   A strict prohibition often conceals a powerful temptation, and understanding the rule helps reveal the desire it surrounds.

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7. 7

   Psychology · 15 min

   The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence

   Anna Freud

   According to the author, defending yourself isn't an illness: everyone uses defenses, and problems arise when just one of them starts running your life.

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8. 8

   Psychology · 14 min

   Envy and Gratitude

   Melanie Klein

   According to the author, envy is different from jealousy: jealousy competes with a rival for love, while envy attacks the very source of what is good.

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9. 9

   Psychology · 14 min

   The Seminar of Jacques Lacan, Book XI: The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis

   Jacques Lacan

   Repeating the same type of partner or conflict is usually an attempt to return to a point that was never properly resolved.

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10. 10

    Psychology · 15 min

    Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior

    Leonard Mlodinow

    The conscious mind often acts like a press secretary, concocting logical justifications for decisions already made by the unconscious.

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