Sigmund Freud
Psychoanalysis
1856 - 1939
Conscious
 Everything
that we are
aware of in any given
moment.
Preconscious
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Stored information that is
needed.
Freudian slip
The Unconscious
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The psychological part of us
that contains childhood
conflicts we are unaware of but
that continue to control our
behavior.
Free Association
Libido (sexual) & Aggressive
Structure of
the
Personality
 Id
 Ego
 Super
Ego
ID
Reservoir or container of the
instinctual urges.
 Seeks immediate
gratification of desire.
 “What a person wants to
do!”
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EGO
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Rational, thoughtful, realistic
personality process.
Mostly conscious in contact
with the external reality.
“Planning what you can do!”
SUPER EGO
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Moral part of the personality.
The source of the conscience.
Self-observation, and formation
of ideals.
“What you should do!”
Organization
The Ego must find a
way to satisfy the Id,
without offending the
Super-Ego.