PSYC18H3 Lecture 9: Lecture 9.docx
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We all come from different cultures which have different rules. Natural kind believes real emotion (happy, sad) and experiences are homologous to animals. Freud is building bridges between organic and noetic systems. Example of hunger: something goes on organically and manifests itself noetically. What happen is that emotions are liberated instincts. State of need of body prompts behavior. He takes the model of personal growth and brings flexibility. Freud is beginning with the biological model that is found in the animal world and how the organisms function. The tension reduction model is an organism function model. Instincts are wired in there is no flexibility with it. Emotions and feelings have a lot more flexibility built in them compared to instincts. We are not trapped/burdened/caught in an instinctual world. Instincts are hard wired and emotions are liberated instincts. Example: you can have a need, but the nature of the object and situation become very complex.
