PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Superego Records, Reaction Formation, Reality Principle
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Trained as a physiologist and an expert in observation which marked his work thereafter. Fascinated by ailments that seemed to have no physiological cause. Came to believe that all human behavior is motivated by instinctual desires that provide psychic energy. These drives could be unconscious as well as conscious. Worked with patients that had symptoms which should have been able to find the source but couldn"t find it. Found it interesting because they couldn"t be satisfied in acceptable ways. Sex and aggression had to be the ones to be controlled quickly. A primitive entity with very primitive desires. Dark, inaccessible part of our personality, a desire for immediate gratification. The pleasure principle: the desire to obtain immediate gratification in whatever form it may take. Also linked to libido , the primary source of instinctual motivation for all psychic forces. Part of the unconscious part of the human.
