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• Part 1. Introduction 1. What is Psychoanalysis? 2. The History of Psychoanalysis Part 2. Content of Psychoanalysis 3. The Unconscious 4. Repression and Conflict 5. Sexuality 6. Dreams 7. Errors in Mental Functioning 8. Disorders of Mental Functioning Part 3. Applications of Psychoanalysis 9. Medicine 10. Education 11. Anthropology 12. Sociology and Politics 13. Criminology and Law 14. Art and Literature 15. Mythology, Fairy Tales, Folklore and Superstition 16. Religion.