Sigmund Freud is considered the founder of psychoanalysis. It was he who was the first to formulate the doctrine of the unconscious and conscious nature of man. A Freudian slip is a slip that a person makes under the influence of unconscious motives. Sometimes such a slip of the tongue may mean that a person is openly lying.
Where did this expression come from?
In his writings, Freud considered the human psyche. He argued that it consists of conscious and unconscious parts, which are constantly in conflict with each other. Because of this constant confrontation, a person begins to develop neuroses. The desire for pleasure fights against self-preservation.
After deep psychological research, Freud identified several groups of human unconscious behavior.
Reservations are when a person, wanting to say something, uses one word instead of another. The same can happen when writing. It happens when they read the wrong text that is written or hear not what they say. Of course, hearing impairment does not play any role in this case.
Freud believed that these erroneous actions indicate what is actually bothering the person at the moment on a subconscious level.
It turns out that any erroneous action is an attempt to break out of the subconscious mind. Sometimes even the person himself is not aware of what he really wants. The subconscious mind helps to clarify the situation with the help of random slips of the tongue or slip of the tongue.
Sigmund Freud believed that any slip of the tongue carries a hidden meaning. This was the reason for the appearance of the term "slip according to Freud." It should be remembered that each such mistake means a desire closed in the depths of the subconscious.
Freud believed that primitive instincts are inherent in people. It so happened that man was forced to suppress his primitive impulses all the time. Society dictated its own rules that had to be followed. Thoughts and desires from time immemorial were hidden in the depths of consciousness, but at the slightest weakening of the protective forces, they still tend to break out.
The most striking reservations according to Freud
The most famous are some of the phrases of politicians and TV presenters. For example, George W. Bush, during his tenure as President of the United States, regularly delighted the world community with numerous Freudian reservations. So, about the situation in Iraq, he said: "It takes a long time to restore chaos."
Former Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Kudrin, speaking at an international forum, said: "The fight against corruption is the main evil for Russia."
Another popular mistake is forgetting or confusing names. It often happens when a man calls his spouse by the name of another woman. According to Freud's theory, this behavior suggests that he thinks about the other, without even realizing it.
