Personality - Psychoanalysis

12 important questions on Personality - Psychoanalysis

How many levels are there in the iceberg analogy by Freud? And what are they?

3.
1. Conscious
2. Preconscious
3. Unconscious

What is the first level of the conscious?

It is what we are aware of. We can verbalize our conscious experience

What is the second level of the preconscious?

It is our memories.
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What is the third level of the unconscious?

Contains all unacceptable thoughts, wishes and feelings
Repressed/ blocked these from unconscious and preconscious because it is too difficult to deal with

According to Freud, how much of the unconscious makes up our mind?

75%-80%

Which level did personality stem from

Unconscious

What is the Id about? Which level did it exist in? Which principle does it operate by?

Satisfy basic drives to survive, reproduce and can result in aggression. It is immediate gratification. It exists entirely in the unconscious. It operates by the pleasure principle.

What is the ego about? Which level did it exist in? Which principle does it operate by?

Exists mainly in the conscious and preconscious
Reality principle
mediates demands of id and superego

What is the superego about? Which level did it exist in? Which principle does it operate by? When does it develop

Forces ego to consider not only the real but the ideal
Mainly in the unconscious 
Morality Principle

What did Freud believe in? (where did human personality arise from)

1. A conflict between impulse and constraint
- Aggressive, pleasure-seeking biological urges  vs internalized social control

2. Efforts to resolve this basic conflict. Want to express impulses in ways that will bring satisfaction without guilt.

From Id, Ego and Superego, which develops last?

Superego

Difference between ego and superego

Ego: Based on what others think or consequences of actions
Superego: Based more on morals

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