Freud also noted that the listener laughing really heartily at the joke will typically not be in the mood for investigating its technique. Īccording to Freud, understanding of joke technique is essential for understanding jokes and their relation to the unconscious, however, these techniques are what make a joke a joke. Freud argues that the success of the joke depends upon a psychic economy, whereby the joke allows one to overcome inhibitions.
Contents įreud claims that "our enjoyment of the joke" indicates what is being repressed in more serious talk. In the work, Freud describes the psychological processes and techniques of jokes, which he compares to the processes and techniques of dreamwork and the unconscious.
Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious ( German: Der Witz und seine Beziehung zum Unbewußten) is a 1905 book on the psychoanalysis of jokes and humour by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis.
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