PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Freudian Slip, Genital Stage, Phallic Stage
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Unconscious forces such as wishes and motives influence behaviour. These unconscious forces are referred as instincts (mental representations arising out of biological or physical need) People satisfy the life instinct by following the pleasure principle, which direct people to seek pleasure and to avoid pain. The energy that drives the pleasure principle is the libido. The mind is divided into three structures: Preconscious level: content that is not currently in awareness but could be brought to awareness; analogous to long-term memory. Unconscious level: contains material that the mind cannot easily retrieve. Contains wishes and desires and is associated with stress and anxiety. Eg; if you meet someone that is attractive for the first time: i don"t think we"ve been properly seduced . Freud believed that children went through three major stages called psychosexual stages that would impact the development of their personality; Oral stage- pleasure is sought through the mouth.
