PSYCH 2B03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Anal Stage, Oral Stage, Unconscious Mind
16 Jun 2013
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Psychic determinism: assumption that everything that happens in a person"s mind has a specific cause, nothing is ever accidental leading to the conclusion that many mental processes are unconscious. Internal structure: mind has an internal structure made of parts that can function independently which conflict with each other. Id: irrational and emotional part of the mind. Ego: rational part of the mind, mediates between what the child wants and what is actually possible. Psychic conflict and compromise: because the mind is divided into distinct and independent parts, it can conflict with itself. Compromise formation: ego"s main job is to find middle course between competing demands of motivation, morality, practicality, and the many things a person wants at the same time. Mental energy: mind needs energy, libido, to make it go. Only a fixed an finite amount is available at any moment. Two motives: one impels toward life, the other toward death.
