Module 5 Flashcards
believed that the mind is responsible for both conscious and unconscious decisions based on drives and forces
sigmund freud
believed that people are simple actors in the drama of their own minds, pushed by desire, pulled by coincidence.
sigmund freud
“public self is a conditioned construct of the inner psychological self”
freud
different views of human nature
deterministic and human as energy system
life is about gaining pleasure and avoiding pain
deterministic
humans are motivated by the unconscious, where the Id is found along with the aggression and sex instincts
human as energy system
levels of mental life
- unconscious
- preconscious
- conscious
contains all the feelings of urges or instinct that are beyond our awareness but affects our expression, feeling, and action.
unconscious
facts stored in a part of our brain, which are not conscious but are available for possible use in the future
preconscious
level of mental life that is directly available to us
conscious
awareness of our mental process
thoughts or feelings
what are the three parts of personality
Id, Ego, and Superego
“pleasure principle”
Id
part of the mind that holds all of the human’s most basic and primal instincts
Id
this does not hace a grasp on any form of reality or consequence
Id