PSYCH 370 1st Edition Lecture 3- Freud 2- Rorschach Inkblot Tests o What do you see in the ambiguous inkbloto Answer to what you see tells something about your mental state/ how you feel about certain situations/things - Instinctual Energyo Hypothetical buildup and release of instinctual energy drives personalityo Instinctual Energy Source – biological processes Pressure – rising an falling with drive Aim – tension reduction - Intrinsically pleasurable Object - Whatever satisfies the drive - Source of individual differences- Instinctual plasticity - Structure of Personality o ID – Primary Process (irrational)/ Pleasure Principal/ present at birth Entirely unconscious Primitive part of psychology/ engine of personality Operates according to pleasure principal Needs instant gratification Unconnected to reality/could hallucinate what it needs o Ego – Secondary Process (rational)/ Reality Principal Well developed in people Resides in conscious mind – acting as interface between ID and Reality Driven by ID’s needs Job to satisfy ID needs but in realistic way Operates Rationally – realizes ID only satisfied for so long and can plan ahead to be prepared for new needs Source of intellectual thought Does not have sense of morality by itselfo Super Ego – Conscience/ ego ideal Locus of moral sense Has image of right and wrong/ wants to avoid punishment and attain approval Largely irrational - Values obtained in childhood are very rigid - Tend to not change with changing atmosphere These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Ex. Would not drink bottle of coke in room when dying of thirst because you do not know who it belongs too Does not make sense because you are thirsty but goes against social norms so you cannot do it Conscience – idea of what is bad/ sense of guilt for doing something bad Ego Ideal – sense of what is right (can be irrational and demanding)o Ego Balance – ego must deal with conflicting demands Come from ID, Ego, Super Ego, and Reality- Intrapsychic Conflict - Source of anxiety o Ego has limited energy to do its jobo Ego failure results in anxiety o Neurotic anxiety (ID) Ego is having difficulty keeping unconscious mental content in check o Moral anxiety (super ego) Super ego overpowers egoo Reality anxiety (reality) Actual threats presented by external
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