Educ 1 Freud Psychoanalytic Theory (Report Presentation)

FREUD’S PSYCHOANALYTIC
THEORY
Sigmund Freud
1856 – 1939
• Austrian neurologist
• Born in Austrian town of Freiberg
[Czech Republic] on may 6, 1856
• Graduated in University of Vienna
[1881]
• Married and had 6 children
• Died September 23, 1939
Freud’s psychoanalytic theory
Psychoanalytic theory divides the psyche into three functions:

the id—unconscious source of primitive sexual, dependency,
and aggressive impulses; the superego—subconsciously
interjects societal mores, setting standards to live by; and the
ego—represents a sense of self and mediates between
realities of the moment and psychic needs and conflicts.
ICEBERG METAPHOR
3 PHASES OF MIND
1. Conscious mind
2. Preconscious mind
3. Unconscious mind
1. CONSCIOUS MIND
- Consist of everything inside of our awareness. This is the aspect of our
mental processing that we can think of and talk about rationally.
These conscious mind includes:

❖Fantasies
❖Feelings
❖Memories
❖Perception
❖Self-awareness
❖Sensation
❖Thoughts
TWO FUNCTIONS THAT THE CAPABILITIES OF
CONSCIOUS MIND CAN ADDRESS ARE:
1. Its ability to direct your focus
2. Its ability to imagine that which is not real
How the Conscious Mind Work?

It isn’t possible to keep every thought, memory, or feeling inside
of conscious awareness at all times. So instead, certain
information is maintained in awareness, other information
remains outside of immediate awareness but still accessible, and
other information is hidden from awareness.
2. PRECONSCIOUS [SUBSCONCIOUS]
- Is a part of the mind that corresponds to ordinary memory. These
memory are not conscious, but we can retrieve them into
awareness to conscious awareness at anytime.
How the Preconscious Mind Work?

While these memories are not part of your immediate awareness,
they can be quickly brought into awareness through conscious effort.
Preconscious mind acts as a sort of gatekeeper between the
conscious and unconscious parts of the mind. It allows only certain
pieces of information to pass through and enter conscious
awareness.
CONSCIOUS VS. PRECONSCIOUS
DIFFERENCES
Conscious Preconscious
• Limited in capacity • Much larger in capacity
• Similar to short-term memory • Similar to long-term memory
• Includes what you are currently • Includes information and
aware of memories you can recall
3. UNCONSCIOUS
- This includes all the thoughts, feelings, urges and memories that
outside of our conscious awareness.
How the Unconscious Mind Work?

Unconscious mind is a reservoir or underground library of all your
memories, feelings and all of your deep seated emotions that have
been programmed since birth. All those feelings, emotions continues to
influence our behavior and experience, even though we are unaware
of these underlying influences.
What are the characteristics of the unconscious mind?
It is a part of the mind that is composed of biological instincts, human
motivations, thoughts, feelings and memories. The unconscious mind hides
memories or details that can cause mental health problems.
Impact of the Unconscious

Unconscious thoughts, beliefs, and feelings can potentially cause a number of
problems including:
❖ Anger
❖ Bias
❖ Compulsive behaviors
❖ Distress
❖ Relationship problems
Unconscious mind can be revealed through:
Dreams – is the fulfilment of a wish and every dream is meaningful,

no matter how nonsensical it seems or how little of it we remember.
Two Types of Dream Content
• Manifest content – actual scene of a dream
• Latent content – symbolic meaning of a dream
Freudian slips [parapraxis] – when a belief or feeling in the

unconscious reveals itself through speaking, writing, or performing a
behavior; reveals someone’s ‘true wishes or feelings’.
3 COMPONENTS OF HUMAN PERSONALITY
Here's a closer look at each of these key parts of the personality, how they work
individually, and how they interact.
1.Id
2.Ego
3.Superego
3 COMPONENTS OF HUMAN PERSONALITY
❑ Id
- Is primitive and instinctive component of personality
- Impulsive and unconscious part of our psyche
- Remains infantile in its function
- not affected by reality, logic or the everyday world
- Operates on the pleasure principle
- Engage in primary process of thinking
❑ Ego
- Part of the id which has been modified by the direct
influence of the external world
- Is the only part of the conscious personality
- Develops to mediate between the unrealistic id and the
external real world
- Operates based on the Reality principle
- Like id the ego seeks pleasure
- Engage in secondary process thinking
❑ Superego
- Incorporates the values and morals of society which
are learned from ones parents and others
- Part of the unconscious that is the voice of
conscience
- Function is to control the id’s impulses, especially
those which society forbids, such as sex and
aggression
- Consist of two system; the conscience and ideal self
- Somewhat tricky
- Can also reward us through the ideal self when we
behave properly by making us feel proud
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FREUD’S PSYCHOANALYTIC

Psychoanalytic theory divides the psyche into three functions:

These conscious mind includes:

How the Conscious Mind Work?

How the Preconscious Mind Work?

How the Unconscious Mind Work?

Impact of the Unconscious

Dreams – is the fulfilment of a wish and every dream is meaningful,

Freudian slips [parapraxis] – when a belief or feeling in the

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