NURS 3001 Lecture 2: Theories and Models in Mental Health
14 Sep 2017
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Psychoanalytical model: theory developed by sigmund freud (1856-1939), focusing on psychoanalysis. This involves: levels of awareness freud believed there were 3 levels of psychosocial awareness in operation. Freud believed that traumatic events are often placed in the unconscious. With the assistance of a trained therapist: personality structure freud delineated three major and distinct but interactive systems of the personality, including, the id at birth we are all given an id. The id is the source of all drives, instincts, reflexes, needs, genetic inheritance, and capacity to respond: ego the ego, which develops in 4-5 months of life, is the problem solver and reality tester. It is able to differentiate subjective experiences, memory images, and objective reality and attempts to negotiate solution with the outside world: superego represents the moral component of the personality. The superego consists of the conscience ( should nots ) and ego ideal ( shoulds ) In an ideal situation, these 3 components would work together.
