1. inner drives Flashcards
according to freud, define conscious
part of the mind that refers to what we are aware of right now. example:
according to Freud, define preconscious
thoughts that can be brought to awareness easily
- ex: recalling the last movie you watched or your friends phone number
according to freud, define unconscious
a part of the mind that is not directly accessible to awareness. source of desires and as a storage for urges, feelings, and ideas that are tied to anxiety, conflict, or pain.
describe the Topographical Model of mind
- material can pass easily back and forth between and conscious and preconscious mind
- material can also move from the conscious and preconscious into the unconscious
- once material goes to the unconscious tho, a person is prevented from having access to it because a mental gate prevents retrieval.
what is delay of gratification?
what happens if someone is unable to delay gratification?
- a key function of the ego is to delay gratification of impulses and urges until a later time.
- (work now get paid later)
- predicts use of cigs, alc, drugs, criminality
Freud’s Structural Model of personality
ID
- functions entirely in the unconscious
follows the PLEASURE PRINCIPLE: all needs should be satisfied immediately. - original component of personality
- all inherited, instinctive, primitive aspects of personality
- satisfies needs via the PRIMARY PROCESS: forming an unconscious mental image of an object or event that would satisfy the need.
Freud’s Structural Model of personality
EGO
- makes sure that the id’s impulses are expressed effectively by taking into account the external world
- also functions in the unconscious given its ties to the id
follows the REALITY PRINCIPLE: taking into account external reality along with internal needs and urges. - goal of ego is to delay the discharge of the id’s tension until an appropriate context is formed
- uses the SECONDARY PROCESS: matching the unconscious image of a tension-reducing object to a real object. until said object is found, ego keeps the tension in check.
Freud’s Structural Model of personality
SUPEREGO
- final aspect of personality
- the embodiment of parental and societal values.
- to avoid pain, punishment, and rejection, kid avoids what the parent thinks is wrong. this process of taking in the norms is called introjection.
- its divided into two subsystems 1. ego ideal makes rules for good behavior and standards for excellence. 2. conscience comprises rules about what behaviors the parents disapprove of and punish. doing these things cause the conscience to make u feel guilty. thus the ego ideal reflects things to strive for and conscience reflects things to avoid.
- EGO IDEAL: part of superego that represents perfection and rewards for good behavior.
- operates at all 3 levels of conscience.
catharsis
the release of emotional tension (lashing out)
manifest content
latent content
- i did this i did that
- is metaphorical which shows hidden messages from the unconscious (freud was more interested in this)
Freud’s technique to bring unconscious thoughts back to the conscious?
- dream analysis
whatever u dream, write it in a notebook when u wake up. dreams will show you - free association
therapist allows ppl to just talk and then they will try and find links between why person is feeling the way they are
motivational determinism
- everything is motivated and everything has a reason
all our actions come from some type of motivation
freudian slip
- an error in speech that seems to link the true desires of the unconscious
libido and eros
- libido is sort of the energy eros gives it
- example of how those 3 forces interact with each other
- elaborate on this
example of how those 3 forces interact with each other
- id would love to take those 20 bucks
- superego says its wrong
- ego needs to mediate ok first we will ask around and if we don’t find the owner maybe we take it
example of how those 3 forces interact with each other
- id would love to take those 20 bucks
- superego says its wrong
- ego needs to mediate ok first we will ask around and if we don’t find the owner maybe we take it
(ego is actually ok with doing bad things if you dont get caught, then superego needs to intervene and be like YO CMON)
moral anxiety
conflict between ego and superego
types of anxiety:
objective/reality anxiety
- ur scared cuz this is actually something to be scared
neurotic anxiety
- fear of losing control no matter if there is a threat or not
- unconscious fear that the urges of the ID will take control
- were not scared of doing bad things (our ID impulse) were scared of getting caught
- ex fear of marriage falling apart as a result of ur actions
moral anxiety
- i did something against my morals and now I am anxious about it
3 types of anxiety
objective
neurotic
moral