NEW232Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Death Drive, Libido, Reality Principle
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Something we are not admitting or reveal them. No sense of logic, cause and effect, time are making any causes to our unconscious. Preconscious: we can be aware of it if we choose to. It can be motivating forces in our behavior. We all have rational side" and beast side". Beast side: only interested in gratification of pleasure (to maximize +, minimize -) Also forces of creativity-> outside of norms = more influenced by unconscious. =conflict between what we want vs what we should. *there are many ways to neutralize secondary process and induce primary process: substance uses. Conflict between eros and death drive: eros, the life drive: libidinal drive: how we find life good, death drive: thanatos: - allow us to withdraw from society. Mental energy" that invested in various mental representations or structure of the mind. Failure to discharge libido result in damed up. , We can sublimate" libido-> unconditional love for religion and sacrifice(spiritual)
