Sociology 2259 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Unconscious Mind, Libido, Reality Principle
27 Oct 2017
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Contributor to the world of the unconscious mind. The id: the pleasure principle: devil on your shoulder, born with it, wants what it wants, inner child , impulsive, hedonistic seek pleasure and avoid pain, greedy, manifestation of the pleasure principle, survival instincts. The ego: the reality principle: balancing act between the id and the superego, let out a little bit of id impulses and superego desires when appropriate. Criminals might have weak egos and superegos which causes them to succumb to their id impulses. Life instinct: eros or libido our self preservation and sex drive. Death instinct: thanatos our instinct towards self destructive behaviour. These 2 forces are in constant con ict with the individual. Deviant behaviour: according to freud, can be blamed on the id, the superego, the ego, or some combination of them. If a strong superego is not developed then behaviour is strange. Based on prof. michael arnt eld"s article of the same name.
