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Psychology: Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian doctor who is considered the father of psychoanalysis. He believed that human behavior and motivation are influenced by unconscious drives and desires in the id, ego, and superego parts of the mind. Freud compared the human mind to an iceberg, with most of the mind existing unconsciously beneath the surface. Through psychoanalysis, he sought to understand human behavior by bringing the unconscious into conscious awareness using techniques like free association, hypnosis, and dream analysis.

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Psychology: Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian doctor who is considered the father of psychoanalysis. He believed that human behavior and motivation are influenced by unconscious drives and desires in the id, ego, and superego parts of the mind. Freud compared the human mind to an iceberg, with most of the mind existing unconsciously beneath the surface. Through psychoanalysis, he sought to understand human behavior by bringing the unconscious into conscious awareness using techniques like free association, hypnosis, and dream analysis.

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Psychology Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) -Austrian, doctor -father of psychoanalysis One of the first psychologists to study human motivation -Psychiatry vs. Psychology -up until 20th century frontal lobotomies were performed on patients

Freud-believed that mental illness is a result of nurture, not nature. He asked the question: What makes people do things? Answer: MOTIVATION Needs motivate human behaviour (food, shelter, clothing)

Maslow's hierarchy of human needs. (From Maslow, A. (1970}. Motivation and personality (2nd ed.). New York: Harper & Row; reprinted by permission of Harper Collins Publishers.)

Being deprived of a need arouses a feeling called a DRIVE OR DESIRE. Animals respond instinctively, humans learn various ways to respond. Human motivation explains the reasons why people behave the way they do. People have DRIVES OR DESIRES in the back of their minds

ie: Will to live, will to die


Some of these desires cause people to behave irrationally.

People are born with a certain number of instincts or DRIVES (human instinctive behaviour) The human mind has 3 aspects which influence behaviour:

Ego

Superego Id

ID- unconconscious part of the mind

(this part of the mind seeks to bring us pleasure)


-primitive parts of our personality including aggression and sexual drives

EGO-conscious part of the mind (Rational Self). Decides what action to take for positive means and what to do based on what is believed is the right thing to do. Aware of reality.
SUPEREGO- unconscious part of the mind that acts as our conscience. Reminds us of what we should do.

The ID and the SUPEREGO are in constant conflict. Your DRIVE tells you to do one thing , while SOCIETY tells you to do something else.

Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, compared the human mind to an iceberg. The tip above the water represents consciousness, and the vast region below the surface symbolizes the unconscious mind. Of Freuds three basic personality structuresid, ego, and superegoonly the id is totally unconscious.

The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with oneseventh of its bulk above water" (S. Freud)

If you dont resolve this conflict between the ID and the EGO, you may experience unhappiness or mental distress.
Thus, in order to understand motivation, you must understand what is in your unconscious memory. This is the basis for PSYCHOANALYSIS.

Psychoanalysis has as its core the idea that each of us has an unconscious part whose existence, activities and thoughts are hidden behind a mental barrier that we cannot voluntarily remove. Behind this barrier are repressed and psychologically dangerous thoughts that give rise to unconscious conflicts, which in turn, can result in psychological and physical symptoms. - Plotnik, p. 514

How do you get this out?


1) FREE ASSOCIATION
-ink blot pictures, word association (Way of tricking you to lull your conscious mind to sleep to bring out the unconscious).

2) HYPNOSIS
- Freud was one of the first to use this. This is a way of freeing the unconscious mind or opening up drawers to remember vivid details of the past.

3) DREAMS
- Freud believed dreams were your unconscious mind talking to you. Dreams were very symbolic and difficult to analyze.
Eg: driving a car

(driver) means you feel in control of your life


(passenger) someone else is in control of your life Horses symbolize freedom

MEDITATION
some Buddhist monks meditate for 15 hours a day!

Bibliography
http://users.rcn.com/brill/freudarc.html http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/f/freud.htm http://www.allpsych.com/psychology101/ego.html Introduction to Psychology 4th edition. Rod Plotnik. http://encarta.msn.com/media_461543697/The_Mind_as _an_Iceberg.html http://www.inkblottestwallpaper.com

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