SIGMUND FREUD

Born: May 6, 1856

Died: Sept. 23, 1939

Early LifeBorn in Moravia, Czechoslovakia to a young

working-class coupleOf his 2 siblings, his parents favored him most because of

his intellect

Moved to Germany and then to Austria due to his father’s lack of work

Went on to attend medical school and studied neurology

INSTINCTS

SOME INSTINCTS=

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OTHER INSTINCTSAre necessary for survival

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SO WHAT DOES FREUD MEAN?WHERE DOES SEX COME IN?

Freud used the term _______________________________ to refer not just to erotic sexuality but also to the desire for any form of pleasure.

SEXUAL INSTINCTS are CRITICAL in the development of personality.

Course of Study

Founded PSYCHOANALYSIS: the theory and therapy centered upon unconscious thoughts, feelings, and ideas.

Human behavior is based upon unconscious instincts.

PSYCHOANALYSIS

SETTINGRelaxed and comfyPrivatePrivateLimited TimeLimited Time

THERAPISTSits out of sightCounsels, Counsels,

gives advicegives advice

PSYCHOANALYSIS

THE PATIENTAllowed to Allowed to

speak freely speak freely and “open up”and “open up”

“THE COUCH”Makes the Makes the

patient feel patient feel comfortable comfortable and relaxedand relaxed

THE STRUCTURE OF PERSONALITY : unconscious urges that seek unconscious urges that seek

expressionexpression

____________________________:→Seeks immediate pleasure→ Avoid painAvoid pain→ Gratify instincts and desiresGratify instincts and desires

♦ Replace discomfort with comfort

THE ID

ARE YOU A NOW PERSON OR LATER PERSON?

RESULTS IN

REFLEX ACTIONSImmediate relief

For example: Coughing

FANTASIESWish fulfillmentBrief relief of unpleasantness

THE STRUCTURE OF PERSONALITY : “the self”: conscious and

preconscious (subconscious)

Controls thinking and reasoning

Defends against anxietyDefense Mechanisms(Denial, Repression, etc.)

Reality principle

Ego keeps ID “in control”DelaysDelays satisfaction of desires until satisfaction of desires until

it can be done it can be done safelysafely and and effectivelyeffectively

Id and Ego alone = selfish and antisocial personality

THE STRUCTURE OF PERSONALITY

: “Your Conscience”

THE MORAL GUARDIANParental and Societal StandardsGuides the egoCompares ego to the EGO IDEAL

ID SUPEREGO

Ideally, the ID, EGO, and SUPEREGO work in frickin’ harmony to satisfy the demands of

the ID in a reasonable, moral manner

DOMINANT ID…

Uncontrolled instinctsDanger to society

DOMINANT SUPEREGO

Overly criticalObsessive (OCD)

Compare these Personalities

KIM KARDASHIAN

MOTHER THERESA

Compare these Personalities

LINDSAY LOHAN

TOM HANKS

The Cat in the Hat EssayParagraph 1: Explain the Id, Ego, and

Superego and their relationships to each other.Paragraph 2: Choose 2 characters from the

story and describe the progression of their personality throughout the story, according to the id, ego, and superego.

Paragraph 3: Summarize your findings. Include whether or not you agree with Freud’s psychoanalytic view of personality.

DEFENSE MECHANISMS

DEFENSE MECHANISMS

WHAT ARE THEY?

#1

________________________: when a person completely “forgets” a disturbing event.

Example: Childhood abuse

#2

_____________________________:Protecting oneself from unpleasant reality by

refusing to perceive it

“It can’t happen to me!”

“It wasn’t me! I didn’t do it!”

#3

__________________________:When a person transfers negative feelings on someone else; blaming others for your actions

EXAMPLE: YOU made me fail!

#4

______________________________: When a person acts the complete opposite of how they feel to avoid anxiety

EXAMPLE: Congressman Mark Foley

#5

_____________________________:When people take out their feelings on things or people that are not involved in making them feel upset

#6

___________________:Reverting to childlike behavior and defenses

EXAMPLE: Temper Tantrum

#7_____________________Redirecting repressed motives or feelings

into more socially acceptable forms.

PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT

The personalities of all humans are formed by the ways we satisfy our sexual instincts during the course of life

__________________: the energy generated by the sexual instinct

♫ …a mulatto…an albino…a mosquito…my libido…hey ♪

But, wait…

A partial or complete halt at some point in one’s psychosexual development

Psychosexual Stages

BIRTH – 18 MONTHS

Pleasure Source = ____________________

Too Much: Overly dependentOverly dependent

Too Little: Pessimistic and hostilePessimistic and hostile

Tally up the Number for Each Group of Questions

A: 4, 5, 7, 9, 15_______________

B: 1, 2, 11, 12, 13 _________

C: 3, 6, 8, 10, 14 _________

Psychosexual Stages18 MONTHS – 2 YEARS

Pleasure source = _________________

Toilet TrainingHolding in Feces

Pressure feels goodPressure feels goodAnal Retentive – Stingy, overly clean, Anal Retentive – Stingy, overly clean,

obsessiveobsessive

Tally up the Number for Each Group of Questions

A: 4, 5, 7, 9, 15 _________

B: 1, 2, 11, 12, 13 _________

C: 3, 6, 8, 10, 14 _________

Psychosexual Stages

Toilet TrainingExcreting Feces

(Letting Feces Fly)Parents too strictParents too strictAnal ExpulsiveAnal Expulsive – Disorderly, risk-taking – Disorderly, risk-taking

behaviorbehavior

Tally up the Number for Each Group of Questions

A: 4, 5, 7, 9, 15 _________

B: 1, 2, 11, 12, 13 _________

C: 3, 6, 8, 10, 14 _________

Psychosexual Stages

After Age 3 or soPleasure Source = ___________

___________________________________: sexual attachment to the parent of the sexual attachment to the parent of the opposite sex and jealousy of the parent opposite sex and jealousy of the parent of the same sexof the same sex

Fixation: Men: boasting of sexual prowess/pedophilia/homosexuality Women: promiscuity/pedophilia/homosexuality

Psychosexual Stages

Ages 5 - 12

Period of little, if any, Period of little, if any, sexual conflictsexual conflict (neither sex is interested in each other)

Psychosexual Stages

Puberty Onward

Unfulfilled sexual desires are satisfiedMature sexualityMature sexuality – responsibility and caring

for others