PSYC 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ego Ideal, Psychoanalysis, Reality Principle

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2600
• Professor: Lorena Ruci

Document Summary

Psychic determinism, internal structure, psychic conflict, mental energy. Mind has a cause determinism: basic tenet of science. No room for free will, miracles, accidents. Purpose of psychoanalysis: dig deep into hidden part of mind to find answers: assumption: unconscious mental processes. Internal structure: sometimes we don"t know why we do what we do. Human mind consists of 3 parts: conscious: Contains thoughts, feelings, & images about which you"re presently aware: preconscious: Contains info you"re not presently thinking about, but can be easily retrieved & made conscious: unconscious: Holds thought & memories about which person"s unaware. Includes unacceptable sexual & aggressive urges, thoughts, & feelings. Mind is divided hence, there"s conflict b/w these parts. Compromise formation result: what individual consciously thinks & does. All human activity driven by psychic energy. Psychic energy: psychic energy motivates action, amount"s constant throughout lifetime (law of energy conservation, personality change occurs w/ redirection of psychic energy, source of psychic energy = instincts.