Sociology 2259 Lecture Notes - Paul Bernardo, Panties, Psychoanalytic Theory
23 Apr 2013
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Theories of the body and mind and the social disorganization perspective. Freud contributed to the world of the unconscious mind. Freud says the only thing you are born with is the id, everything else you are socialized with. A criminal may not have the control from the superego and ego. Life instinct eros/ libido: this is your sex drive, self preservation. Death instinct our impulses toward self destruction. Freud argued these life and death instincts are always in conflict. People can develop issues like anxiety or substance abuse to deal with this conflict. Idea of criminal superego if your parents were criminals you may have a criminal superego. (moral code) Historically believed they were not empathic and could not feel remorse, some studies argue they can to an extent but is not the same as other people. Many psychologists began referring to psychopaths as sociopaths so as to acknowledge the important of social components in the development of personality disorder.
