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Id, Ego, andId, Ego, and

SuperegoSuperego

THE STRUCTURAL THEORY


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Freuds Conception of theFreuds Conception of the

Personalitys OrganizationPersonalitys OrganizationFreud conceived of the human personality asFreud conceived of the human personality asorganized through three major systems:organized through three major systems:

1. The Id1. The Id

2. The Ego2. The Ego

3. The Superego3. The Superego


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The IdT

he Id The id focuses on theThe id focuses on the pleasure principlepleasure principle--

--relief from tensionrelief from tension

Operates totally in the unconsciousOperates totally in the unconscious

It is the reservoir of the unorganizedIt is the reservoir of the unorganizedinstinctual drives (libido)instinctual drives (libido)

The primary motivational forces in theThe primary motivational forces in thelibido are SEX and AGGRESSIONlibido are SEX and AGGRESSION


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The IdThe Id

The primal urges of the ID areThe primal urges of the ID areonly expressed in dreamsonly expressed in dreams

The id is the spoiled child ofThe id is the spoiled child ofthe personalitythe personality


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The EgoT

he Ego

The ego focuses upon the transactionsThe ego focuses upon the transactionsbetween the person and the world atbetween the person and the world atlargelarge

The ego balances the id with theThe ego balances the id with thesuperegosuperego

Id Ego Superego


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The EgoThe Ego

In the wellIn the well--adjusted personadjusted personthe ego is the executive of thethe ego is the executive of thepersonality, controlling andpersonality, controlling andgoverning the id and thegoverning the id and thesuperego and maintainingsuperego and maintaining

commerce with the externalcommerce with the externalworld in the interest of the totalworld in the interest of the totalpersonalitypersonality


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The EgoThe Ego

The ego focuses upon theThe ego focuses upon the

reality principlereality principle

The ego delays the gratification orThe ego delays the gratification orsatisfaction the id desires, toleratingsatisfaction the id desires, tolerating

tension untilit can be discharged byantension untilit can be discharged byanappropriate form of behaviorappropriate form of behavior

The ego thinks and solves problemsThe ego thinks and solves problems

whereas the id justactswhereas the id justacts


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The EgoThe Ego Functions of the ego:Functions of the ego:

--control and regulation of instinctual drivescontrol and regulation of instinctual drives

--judgmentjudgment--Relation to realityRelation to reality

--object relationshipsobject relationships

--synthetic functions of the egosynthetic functions of the ego--primary autonomous ego functionsprimary autonomous ego functions

--Secondary autonomous ego functionSecondary autonomous ego function

--Defensive functions of the egoDefensive functions of the ego


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The SuperegoT

he Superego The Superego is the moralThe Superego is the moral

or judicial branch ofor judicial branch of

personalitypersonality The id focuses upon theThe id focuses upon the

pleasure principlepleasure principle, the ego, the ego

on theon the reality principlereality principle, and the, and thesuperego on what issuperego on what is idealideal


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The SuperegoThe Superego

The superego is developedThe superego is developedlargely through parental andlargely through parental and

societal influencesocietal influence

The developing personalityThe developing personalityeventually internalizes oreventually internalizes or

assimilates the moral authorityassimilates the moral authorityof parents, replacing theirof parents, replacing theirauthority with his/her ownauthority with his/her own


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Two subsystems make up the superego:Two subsystems make up the superego:

thethe ego idealego ideal: the childs conceptions of: the childs conceptions ofwhat his parents consider to be morallywhat his parents consider to be morallygoodgood

conscienceconscience: the childs conceptions of what: the childs conceptions of whathis parents feelis morally bad (consciencehis parents feelis morally bad (conscienceis developedthrough experiences withis developedthrough experiences with

punishment)punishment)


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The principle psychologicalThe principle psychological

reward is parental approvalreward is parental approval The superego enforces itsThe superego enforces its

rules by rewards andrules by rewards and

punishmentspunishments


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The psychological rewardsThe psychological rewardsand punishments employedand punishments employedby the superego areby the superego arefeelings of pride andfeelings of pride andfeelings of guilt or inferiority,feelings of guilt or inferiority,

respectivelyrespectively Pride is equivalent to selfPride is equivalent to self--love, and guilt orlove, and guilt or

inferiority to selfinferiority to self--hate; they are the innerhate; they are the innerrepresentations of parental love and parentalrepresentations of parental love and parental

rejectionrejection


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The superego controls andThe superego controls andregulates those impulses whoseregulates those impulses whose

uncontrolled expression woulduncontrolled expression wouldendanger the stability of societyendanger the stability of society(examples: sex and aggression)(examples: sex and aggression)

The superego is the product ofThe superego is the product ofsocialization and the vehicle ofsocialization and the vehicle ofcultural traditioncultural tradition


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In summaryIn summary The ego is formed out of the id and theThe ego is formed out of the id and the

superego is formed out of the ego. Theysuperego is formed out of the ego. They

continue to interact and blend with eachcontinue to interact and blend with eachother throughout lifeother throughout life


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TOPOGRAPHICAL THEORYTOPOGRAPHICAL THEORY

Three regionsThree regions

1.1. ConsciousConscious

2.2. PreconsciousPreconscious

3.3. UnconsciousUnconscious


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THE CONSCIOUSTHE CONSCIOUS

Part of the mind in which perceptionPart of the mind in which perceptioncoming from outside world or fromcoming from outside world or fromwithin the body or mind are brought intowithin the body or mind are brought intoawarenessawareness

Communicated by means of language orCommunicated by means of language or

behaviorbehavior


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THE PRECONSCIOUSTHE PRECONSCIOUS

Those mental events, processes andThose mental events, processes andcontents that are capable of beingcontents that are capable of being

brought into conscious awareness bybrought into conscious awareness bythe act of focusing attentionthe act of focusing attention

Also maintains the repressive barrierAlso maintains the repressive barrier

and censors unacceptable wishes andand censors unacceptable wishes anddesiresdesires

Secondary process thinkingSecondary process thinking


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THE UNCONSCIOUSTHE UNCONSCIOUS

Mental contents and processes are keep out ofMental contents and processes are keep out ofconscious awareness thru the force ofconscious awareness thru the force ofcensorship or repressioncensorship or repression

The essence of UCSThe essence of UCS

-- closely related to instinctual drivesclosely related to instinctual drives

-- content limited to wishes seeking fulfillmentcontent limited to wishes seeking fulfillment

-- primary process thinkingprimary process thinking

-- contents can become conscious by passingcontents can become conscious by passing

thru preconsciousthru preconscious psychoanalytic treatmentpsychoanalytic treatment


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THE UNCONSCIOUSTHE UNCONSCIOUS

HypnosisHypnosis

Dream interpretationDream interpretation

Psychic phenomena (clairvoyance,Psychic phenomena (clairvoyance,precognition, mental telepathy,precognition, mental telepathy,telekinesis)telekinesis)

Slips of the mindSlips of the mind

Unconscious forgettingUnconscious forgetting


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