Freud's Bungled Actions Theory

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This paper analyzes and examines Sigmund Freud's bungled actions theory. The writer explores the basis for the theory and uses several examples to illustrate how Freud believed it worked. According to the theory, there is no such thing as an accident, but rather an unconscious desire. The author concludes that Freud believed it was necessary to explore these bungled actions by understanding their foundational roots. Only then could the person let go of the problem and have a healthier mental attitude.

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"Before one can begin to understand the many underlying and sublime underpinnings of bungled actions as Freud understood them it is important that one first have a basic grasp and understanding of the theory itself. Freud developed the theory of Bungled Actions as a method to explain when things happen that seem to be accidental but play right into what that person desires at the time. The desire may not even be a conscious or purposeful event, but can be something that is desired in the subconscious and the accident or bungled action provides a means to get that desire accomplished."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Freud, Sigmund (1960) The Psychopathology of Everyday Life. Volume VI. Translated By James Strachey. London: The Hogarth Press, 1960.

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