PSYA02H3 Lecture 18: Lecture 18
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Freud said that events that happen in young childhood shape our personality. May fixate and carry that emotion to adulthood. Psychodynamic refers to interplay of psycho and energy. One can use mental energy to regulate emotion and how we see ourselves. Function on the basis of reality principle: superego. Think about how others feel about the consequence of action. Id is unconscious, not open to our understanding. Before this theory, people think of behaviour as conscious and reflective. In some cases, reasoning in ego and superego is unconscious as well. Ego and superego are above water level (conscious) When we use mental energy to regulate impulsive idea from id, we may evoke defence mechanism. Try to defend oneself from the unreasonableness from id. Mental illness results when too much energy is used to control id. Analysis of thought is the defence mechanism people use to defend themselves in the conflict.
