There is one curious psychological phenomenon called the Freudian slip. The expression means that behind the accidental reservation there are unconscious motives, unresolved internal conflicts and repressed desires.
In 1901, the book "The Psychopathology of Everyday Life" was published, the author of which was the founding father of psychoanalysis, doctor, psychiatrist, anthropologist and scientist Sigmund Freud. In his scientific work, the famous Austrian claims that through insignificant words or erroneous actions a person expresses his unfulfilled and unconscious desires. The common expression "Freudian slip" also has an academic name - parapraxis.
According to Freud's theory, all erroneous human actions are divided into 4 groups:
- stonecrops, misspellings, mishearing, reservations;
- forgetting names, names, events, facts, designations;
- erroneous (ridiculous) actions;
- mimicry incompatible with the situation or words.
Freud allowed his patients to speak freely: random phrases and words, minor inconsistencies between behavior and what was said - all this allowed the scientist to identify the patient's hidden psychological problems. Freud gave this method the name - The Method of Free Association, which later received recognition from psychiatrists around the world.
A person does not realize and does not recognize his subconscious motives and desires, but various reservations may indicate the presence of psychological problems and ulterior motives.
An ordinary person will explain his speech error with a bunch of logical reasons: forgetfulness, overwork, depression, just an accident. For him, looking for a hidden meaning in his actions is a useless and stupid occupation, but meanwhile, if you dig, it turns out that old Freud was not so wrong, although many psychotherapists would argue with him.
One of the most classic examples of Freud's slips of the tongue is referring to a person by a different name. For example, the wife calls the current spouse by the name of her ex-husband, which may well mean: the woman has not completely let go of her past relationship, she constantly thinks about her ex-husband, perhaps she is even interested in his life and is jealous, or sincerely hates. Men, too, are not far behind and often call their wives by the names of their mistresses, with all the sad consequences for themselves.
There are still disputes over whether it is necessary to see hidden motives in all speech errors, or do accidents exist? Psychologists and psychiatrists are still at a loss with a definite answer.
