Distinguish between the various structures of personality according to Freud, in terms of the functions of each structural part, the principles guiding the function of each part, and the role of the unconscious in Freud's structural system.
What will be an ideal response?
Freud believed that the majority of the mind is outside of our conscious awareness. According to Freud, the mind is divided into three parts. The id is present from birth and represents the irrational part of the mind, which seeks self and instant gratification. It operates on the pleasure principle and is entirely unconscious. A second part of the mind is the ego. The ego deals with the constraints of the real world. It operates on the reality principles and must figure out how to balance the demands of the id with reality. It is largely conscious. The third part of the mind is the superego. This part emerges at around five to six years of age. It reflects the teachings of one's culture and family regarding ethics, values, and morals. It operates on the morality principle. It is your "conscience."
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a. psychoanalysis. b. conversations with Sigmund Freud. c. the meta-analysis of published papers. d. a microscopic postmortem examination of his patient's brain.
Electroconvulsive therapy and drug therapy for psychological disorders are two types of
a. behavior therapy. b. biomedical therapy. c. cognitive therapy. d. emotion therapy.
Cartman is unaware that he is having inappropriate thoughts about how to kill Kenny. Freud would explain that these thoughts occur at a(n) ____ level of consciousness
a. ?nonconscious b. ?preconscious c. ?unconscious d. ?superconscious
The fortress problem involves a fortress and marching soldiers, while the radiation problem involves a tumor and rays. Therefore, the two problems have very different
a. surface features. b. operators. c. structural features. d. mental sets.