Transcript Chapter 11

I CAN:
•Distinguish the Eros and
Thanatos
•Distinguish the Id, Ego, and
Superego
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Psychodynamic Theories
Psychoanalysis
Freud’s system of
treatment for mental
disorders
Freud believed we go
about our daily
business without
knowing the real
motives behind our
behavior
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Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory
Drives and Instincts
Eros
Libido
Thanatos
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Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory
Drives and Instincts
Eros
Libido
Thanatos
The Life Instinct
Drives people toward
acts that are..
sexual,
life-giving,
and creative
Guided by the libido
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Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory
Drives and Instincts
Eros
Libido
Thanatos
Psychic energy that drives
individuals to experience
not only sensual pleasure
work, play, leisure
activities….
The drive behind the eros
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Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory
Drives and Instincts
Eros
Libido
Thanatos
The Death Instinct
Drives people toward
aggressive and
destructive behaviors
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Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory
Personality Structure
Id
Superego
Ego
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Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory
Personality Structure
Id
Superego
Primitive, unconscious
portion of the
personality
Houses the most basic
drives and stores
repressed memories
Ego
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Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory
Personality Structure
Id
Superego
Ego
Mind’s storehouse of
values, moral attitudes
learned from parents
and society, same as
common notion of
conscience
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Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory
Personality Structure
Id
Superego
Ego
Conscious, rational part
of personality
Charged with keeping
peace between
superego and id
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Freud’s Model of the Mind
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CAN I?
•Distinguish the Eros and
Thanatos
•Distinguish the Id, Ego, and
Superego
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