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In several of his books, including Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis and On Dreams, Freud combines the topics of forgetting a proper name and dream analysis, formulating a thesis that helps to clarify his theories on both. He describes in psychoanalytic terms the mechanisms behind forgetting of a proper name and how they relate to the methods used in dream analysis. By looking at the two topics from a joint perspective, we can gain a greater …

…to uncover and interpret. Understanding of the areas of forgetting a proper name and the dream work is essential to understanding much of Freud’s work, and comparing and contrasting the two can help us gain an extra dimension of insight into both. The tremendous impact of Freud’s work, both culturally and clinically, is inescapable in American society. It is for this reason that it is so relevant for us to study it today.