PSYA02H3 Chapter 14: detailed account of chapter 14 from psychodynamics
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Psychodynamic freudian notion that the mind is in a state of conflict among instincts, reason, and conscience. Unconscious inaccessible part of the mind, still exert control over conscious thoughts and actions. Structures of the mind: id, ego, and superego. The mind has 3 structures: id, ego, and superego. Id the unconscious reservoir of libido, the psychic energy that fuels instincts and psychic processes. Only obeys one rule to obtain immediate gratification. Libido a part of id, is the primary source of instinctual motivation for all psychic forces; insistent and unresponsive to demands of reality. Pleasure principle the rule that id obeys: obtain immediate gratification, whatever form it may take. Ego the thinking, planning, and protective self; it controls and integrates behaviour. Acts as a mediator, negotiating a compromise among the pressures of the id, the counter pressures of the superego, and demands of reality a person"s safety requirements.
