Freud Never Said ‘Ego’ (and Other Mistranslations) | German for Psychoanalysts

Let's dissect what went wrong in the English translation of Freud’s original German writing. I'll talk about the German words Freud actually used, their deeper meaning, and pronunciation.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Introduction

03:03 The Unconscious // das Unbewusste

05:56 Id - Ego - Super-Ego // Es - Ich - Über-Ich

12:27 Drive or Instinct // der Trieb

15:23 Cathexis // Besetzung

19:40 Parapraxis // Fehlleistung

22:05 The Uncanny // das Unheimliche

25:21 Civilization and Its Discontents // Das Unbehagen in der Kultur

27:26 Mind + mental // Seele + seelisch

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