What is Freud's Theory Of "The Self"
Psychoanalytic theory is the theory of personality organization and the dynamics of personality development that guides psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology. Theorized by Sigmund Freud, his psychoanalytical perspective presented a unique way of looking at the connection between the body and mind with personality.
he theorized that the mind is made out of three main components when referencing personality; ID, Ego, Superego. The id, ego, and super-ego are a set of three concepts in psychoanalytic theory describing distinct, interacting agents in the psychic apparatus. The three agents are theoretical constructs that describe the activities and interactions of the mental life of a person.
ID:
The id is the primitive and instinctive component of personality. It consists of all the inherited (i.e., biological) components of personality present at birth, including the sex (life) instinct – Eros (which contains the libido), and the aggressive (death) instinct - Thanatos.
in simpler terms:
The id is the "horse". it is the un-evolved instinctive part of our brain, responsible for the urges and desires we try to gain for pleasurable needs
Ego:
The ego develops to mediate between the unrealistic id and the external real world. It is the decision-making component of personality. Ideally, the ego works by reason, whereas the id is chaotic and unreasonable.
The ego operates according to the reality principle, working out realistic ways of satisfying the id’s demands, often compromising or postponing satisfaction to avoid negative consequences of society. The ego considers social realities and norms, etiquette, and rules in deciding how to behave.
Superego:
The superego incorporates the values and morals of society which are learned from one's parents and others. It develops around the age of 3 – 5 years during the phallic stage of psychosexual development.
The superego's function is to control the id's impulses, especially those which society forbids, such as sex and aggression. It also has the function of persuading the ego to turn to moralistic goals rather than simply realistic ones and to strive for perfection.
Spellbound (1945) - Alfred Hitchcock
A film that delves into dreams and their significance, using Dalí's aid in the montage that explains the dreams of the amnesiac Gregory Peck to do this. The introduction specifically describes its connection to the philosophy of Freud, writing, "Our story deals with psychoanalysis, the technique by which modern science deals with the emotional problems of the sane." The analyst tries only to persuade the patient to speak of his secret issues, to open his mind's closed doors.
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