Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud

1. About

   • 1856-1939
   • Austrian Neurologist
   • Founder of psychanalytic movement
   • Believed in the unconscious mind and the power it holds

2. Components of Mind

   • Conscious
     • top 1/7th
     • awareness
   • Unconscious
     • 6/7th
     • secret wishes, fears, trauma are hidden
   • Pre-Conscious
     • boundary
     • coded ideas of our unconscious thoughts slip out but we're protected by the symbolism

3. Components of Personality

   • Id
     • unconscious; pleasure principle
   • Ego
     • keeps balance between Id and Superego
     • reality principle
   • Superego
     • moral voice

4. Defence Mechanisms

   • Coping strategies
   • Repression
     • block out unwanted/painful memories
   • Denial
     • don't acknowledge something that happened
   • Projection
     • put ones own unconscious qualities onto others

5. Psychosexual Theory

   • Oral Stage (0-1)
   • Anal Stage (2-3)
   • Phallic Stage (3-6)
   • Latent Stage (6-11)
   • Genital Stage (11+)
   • Criticisms
     • hard to test
     • some concepts Freud discussed cannot be observed
     • seen as sexist by some feminists
     • only observed adults, no kids