PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Unconscious Mind, Sigmund Freud, Ego Ideal

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: Dwayne Pare

Document Summary

Psya02h3 lecture 11: personality development, the psychodynamic view. Was a physiologist and had an expertise in observing people. Conscious mind everything that you think about. Unconscious mind experiences that you cannot remember. Note: it is difficult to bring unconscious mind to your conscious mind. The combination of three things determine our personality: Id: basic animal instincts; urges and desires (the devil on your shoulder: e. g. : sexual, anger: no organization, unconsciousness (unaware of these desires, pleasure principle immediate gratification in any way possible. : you want sex in that moment, you will do it: libido - the urges created by survival instincts. Superego: the moral person that you want to be (guardian angel: pushes you towards the right thing , consciousness, ego ideal an idea of societal values. Ego: the balance between the id and the superego: reality principle tendency to satisfy id"s desires, in realistic ways. Some people have different levels of each: e. g.