PSY230H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Preconscious, Neurology, Determinism
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Determinism, psychic energy, fundamental instincts, topography of the mind, structure of personality, development of pe. Interactions between parts of the mind, anxiety & defense. Born in freiburg, monrovia in 1856, but moved to vienna, austria at age 4. Started as a researcher in neurology, but after studying hypnosis with charcot, started a private medical practice treating pa. Nothing happens by chance; every thought, feeling & behaviour has an identifiable cause. Some causes reflect processes that you are conscious aware of. Symptoms of mental illness caused by unconscious motivations. Personality (or the human mind or psyche) divided into 3 levels of awareness. That part of mental functioning that you can observe when you introspect. Those things that you are not currently thinking about, but could easily bring into consciousness if needed. Psychological processes of the mind require psychic energy to run. Personality change is a redirection of a person s psychic energy.
