Sociology 2233 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: The Birdcage, Mind Control, Psychosexual Development
5 Apr 2017
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Psychic structures: theory of the structural organization of the personality, theory of the stages of psychosexual development. These 2 theories are linked born w id, later on in life (w 6-8 months) ego emerges, then super ego. Id - i want, i want, i want . Only physic structure available until ego starts to develop and ego starts to develop between 6-8 months. Can be understood as the psychic embodiment of drives and instincts; constitutes basic building block of his theory (drives and instincts) Id abides by the pleasure principle -seeks gratification / to release pressure by appropriating objects in the external environment. Foundation of the personality - bc it is the psychic structure that allows the libido to work or to achieve satisfaction / gratification through 2 processes. Psychodynamic approach (theory of drives and instincts) > libido / sexual pleasure seeking angry > id > reflex action, primary process, functions in the service of drives/instincts.
