Psychoanalysis
Freud's first theory of mind
Uncounscios
Conscious
He had some problems witht that theory. That´s the reason why Freud had to change it and add
Precounscious
Theory of the mind
Id
Super ego
Ego
Ego is the psychique and consciuous, to be brief, the person.
The id are the desires, most of them have no moral, or are prohibited.
The Super ego is the moral part of the mind, the barrier between the Id and the Ego. Is the one who decides if to take action to the id desires or to only repress them.
Pleasure principal and Reality principal
Pleasure principal
The pleasure principle guides the id to fulfill these basic needs to help ensure survival. It starts at a very early age, like Freud said, since our birth. It appears mostly in babies
Reality principal
It is the opposite side of the pleasure principal. It appears when h th ego is developed. It help us to stop the pleasure principal. An example can be that when we are babies and we feel thirsty, we grab the first cup of water we have infront of us don´t taking into account the person whose glass was. Otherways, when our Ego is developed, we can determine and take into account the person that we have infront and determine if it is ok to do it or not.
Defense mechanisms
Displacement
Regression
Projection
Sublimation
Repression
Rationalization
Repression is an unconscious defense mechanism employed by the ego to keep disturbing or threatening thoughts from becoming conscious.
Projection is a psychological defense mechanism proposed by Anna Freud in which an individual attributes unwanted thoughts, feelings and motives onto another person.
Displacement is the redirection of an impulse (usually aggression) onto a powerless substitute target. The target can be a person or an object that can serve as a symbolic substitute.
Regression is a defense mechanism proposed by Anna Freud whereby the the ego reverts to an earlier stage of development usually in response to stressful situations.
Sublimation is similar to displacement, but takes place when we manage to displace our unacceptable emotions into behaviors which are constructive and socially acceptable, rather than destructive activities. Sublimation is one of Anna Freud's original defense mechanisms.
Rationalization is a defense mechanism proposed by Anna Freud involving a cognitive distortion of "the facts" to make an event or an impulse less threatening. We do it often enough on a fairly conscious level when we provide ourselves with excuses.