Freudian Brain 9/3/14. Freud Sigmund Freud explained the psyche in his structural model. Foundation: (3 personalities) – Id: instinctual, basic needs.

Freudian Brain

9/3/14

Freud• Sigmund Freud explained the psyche

in his structural model.• Foundation: (3 personalities)– Id: instinctual, basic needs– Ego: realistic part, mediates desires of id

and super-ego– Super-ego: plays the critical and

moralizing role• The super-ego can stop you from

doing certain things that your id may want you to do.

What’s the difference?

• Id – only component present at birth.• It is the source of our bodily needs, wants,

desires, and impulses, particularly our sexual and aggressive drives.

What’s the difference?

• If the mind was solely guided by the id, individuals would find it difficult to wait patiently at a restaurant, while feeling hungry, and would most likely grab food off of neighboring tables.

The id "knows no judgements of value: no good and evil, no morality.... Instinctual cathexes seeking discharge — that, in our view, is all there is in the id.“ -Sigmund Freud

What’s the difference?

• Ego - it seeks to please the id’s drive in realistic ways that will benefit in the long term rather than bring grief. At the same time, ego must rationalize what the id wants and what is allowed in society.

• Toddlers begin this stage, teenagers have more opportunities to practice ego manners and establish the fine line.

What’s the difference?• The ego is that part of the id which has been modified

by the direct influence of the external world.... The ego represents what may be called reason and common sense, in contrast to the id, which contains the passions ... in its relation to the id it is like a man on horseback, who has to hold in check the superior strength of the horse; with this difference, that the rider tries to do so with his own strength, while the ego uses borrowed forces.“ Still worse, "it serves three severe masters ... the external world, the super-ego and the id.“ Its task is to find a balance between primitive drives and reality while satisfying the id and super-ego. Its main concern is with the individual's safety and allows some of the id's desires to be expressed, but only when consequences of these actions are marginal.

What does this mean?

Urges and vices

What’s the difference?• "Thus the ego, driven by the id, confined by the super-

ego, repulsed by reality, struggles ... [in] bringing about harmony among the forces and influences working in and upon it," and readily "breaks out in anxiety — realistic anxiety regarding the external world, moral anxiety regarding the super-ego, and neurotic anxiety regarding the strength of the passions in the id."It has to do its best to suit all three, thus is constantly feeling hemmed by the danger of causing discontent on two other sides. It is said, however, that the ego seems to be more loyal to the id, preferring to gloss over the finer details of reality to minimize conflicts while pretending to have a regard for reality. But the super-ego is constantly watching every one of the ego's moves and punishes it with feelings of guilt, anxiety, and inferiority.

Is this why many people have anxiety issues?

What is neurotic anxiety?

What does this mean?

Desire driven

Learned, not inherent!

What’s the difference?• Superego - reflects the internalization

of cultural rules, mainly taught by parents applying their guidance and influence.

• The super-ego works in contradiction to the id. The super-ego strives to act in a socially appropriate manner, whereas the id just wants instant self-gratification. The super-ego controls our sense of right and wrong and guilt. It helps us fit into society by getting us to act in socially acceptable ways.

The best YOU, you can be!

Summary

• Freud noted that the divisions between the id, the ego and the superego were far from clear and as unique and diverse as every person’s individual personality. For instance, an individual in possession of a dominant id will be unable to resist the insatiable impulse for pleasure, regardless of the consequences. Similarly, a weak ego which us unable to control the unrealistic impulses of the id and/or the superego will result in feelings of anguish, guilt and inferiority.

Approximate age ranges Freud

7-11 YearsMiddle Childhood

LatencyNot a stage but an interlude, when sexual needs are quiet and children put psychicenergy into conventionalactivities like schoolworkand sports.

12-18 YearsAdolescence

Genital StageThe genitals are the focus of pleasurable sensations, and the young person seeks sexual stimulation and instinctual satisfaction.

Freud Video

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCXynjpFaKU

Science method• Question: What is the majority of Professor

Sharp’s Gifted Youngsters? Id, Ego, Superego?• Claim/Hypothesis: ??• Evidence/Procedure: ___ individuals from 15-

18 years of age truthfully answered questions created to calculate scores and categorize preferences in terms of id, ego, superego.

• Reasoning/Conclusion:

What is the majority of Professor Sharp’s Gifted Youngsters? Id, Ego, Superego?

• This test will use hypothetical situations to try and see if you are a balanced person, or if one part of your subconscious is dominating your brain.

• What is your prediction (hypothesis) the majority will be?

• Go to sharpscienceclass.weebly.com– “Useful Links” tab

• “Freudian Test”

Sociology of the Brain • Sigmund Freud explained the ____________ in his structural model.• Foundation: (3 personalities)

• Id: ___________________, basic needs• Ego________________________, mediates desires of id and super-ego• Super-ego: plays the critical and _____________________role

• The super-ego can stop you from doing certain things that your ____ may want you to do.• Id – only component present at _________________.• It is the source of our bodily needs, wants, desires, and impulses, particularly our sexual and aggressive

drives.• If the mind was solely guided by the id, individuals would find it difficult to wait patiently at a restaurant,

while feeling hungry, and would most likely grab food off of neighboring tables.• Ego - it seeks to please the id’s drive in realistic ways that will benefit in the ____________rather than

bring grief. At the same time, ego must ___________ what the id wants and what is allowed in society.• Toddlers __________ this stage, teenagers have more opportunities to ______________ego manners and

establish the fine line.• Superego - reflects the internalization of cultural rules, mainly taught by parents applying their

_____________________________________.• The super-ego works in ___________________ to the id. The super-ego strives to act in a

___________________________________________, whereas the id just wants instant self-gratification. The super-ego controls our sense of right and wrong and guilt. It helps us _______________________ by getting us to act in socially acceptable ways.