Unself(1) Flashcards
Being yourself is the prettiest thing a person can do
“Knowing
yourself is the
beginning of
all wisdom”
Aristotle
“Knowing others is
intelligence; knowing
yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is
strength; mastering
yourself is true power”
Lao Tzu
Prior the birth of science, __________was man’s main tool in investigating
and understanding the self [and the
world].
Philosophy
“The unexamined life is
not worth living. . .
“
Socrates
Core of Socratic ethics
*Concept of virtue and knowledge
Virtue-deepest and most basic propensity [strong
natural tendency to do something] of man
Self-knowledg e- is
the source of all
wisdom
“It is a crime against
dignity to use others for
external purpose. . .”
Immanuel Kant
“The first and greatest
victory is to conquer
yourself . . .
“
Plato
“Cogito,ergo sum . . .
“
Rene Descartes
“I never can catch myself
at any time without a
perception. . .”
David Hume
*what we call the self is really just “a bundle or collection of
different perceptions which succeed each other with an inconceivable rapidity.
“Cogito,ergo sum . . .
“
Give the english version
I think, therefore I am
“No man’s knowledge can
go beyond his
experience…
“
John Locke
*Conscious awareness and memory of previous
experiences are the keys to understanding the self
6 Philosophers we tackled in Philosophical view of self
Socrates
Plato
Immanuel Kant
Rene Descartes
John Locke
David Hume
“God created man in His image; in the divine image He
created him; male and female He created them. God
blessed them, saying, “Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth
and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish and the sea,
the birds in the air, and all the living things that move on
the earth.”
Genesis 1:24-28
“The measure of love is to love without measure. . .”
St. Augustine of Hippo
f a t h e r o f
psychoanalysis, he believed the
unconscious mind shaped
personality
Sigmund Freud
1856-1939
The most
controversial part of Sigmund Freud work
Theory of psychosexual development
Freud proposed a ________ of the mind which describes its
structure and function.
Topographical model (1900,1905
Freud’s iceberg
analogy depicts three levels:
(1) the
conscious
(2) the preconscious or
subconscious, and
(3) the unconscious
According to Freud, the third level___________is the most significant
region of the mind which houses
mental processes that constitute most
of an individual’s behavior
Unconscious
His psychoanalysis technique was
designed to make the unconscious
conscious
Sigmund Freud
Freud later developed a more structural
model of the mind or psyche consisting of
three entities: (1)
_______, (2) ______, and (3) _________ ; collectively, referred to as the ____________
- Id
- Ego
- Superego
*Psychic Apparatus
is responsible for our biological instincts or
drives (pleasure principle)
Id (From unconscious level)
is responsible
for satisfying the demands of the id, but in a safe and socially acceptable manner
(reality principle)
Ego (Operating in both the conscious and
unconscious levels)
ensures that morality is
followed (morality principle)
Superego
5 STAGES OF FREUD’S THEORY OF PSYCHOSEXUAL
DEVELOPMENT
- Oral Stage
- Anal Stage
- Phallic Stage
- Latent Stage
- Genital Stag
___________ or sexual energy,
accumulating in the id
Libido
Libido is released through activities
specific to________, distinct in
every phase of our psychosexual
development
erogenous zones
Tension from
buildup of this sexual energy causes__________. To avoid or resolve________, our
libido must be released as we mature
biologically
conflict
- Birth to 1 year
- Erogenous zone: mouth
- Libidinal discharge: tasting,
biting, sucking, breastfeeding,
swallowing, etc. - Id is present at birth
- Fixation cause: forceful
feeding, deprivation, early
weaning
- Oral Stage
Unsatisfied or overly satisfied libido
cause ________, which may then lead to
some obsessive and unhealthy aspects
of personality
fixation