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This isn't the first time we've looked at the psychoanalytic approach but it's been a while!
Using the video and/or article below, see if you can answer the following questions:
Who is considered the founding father of the psychodynamic / psychoanalytic approach?
During what period was the approach founded?
Where did Freud operate?
What was the ‘Wednesday club?’
Sigmund Freud: Freud developed the psychoanalytic theory of personality development, which argued that personality is formed through conflicts among three fundamental structures of the human mind: the id, ego, and superego.
"Sigmund Freud 's psychoanalytic theory of personality argues that human behavior is the result of the interactions among three component parts of the mind: the id, ego, and superego"
Read the article below to refresh your memory on the psychanalytic approach. In particular, make sure you read the sections on the ID, EGO and SUPEREGO.
"According to Freud psychoanalytic theory, the id is the primitive and instinctual part of the mind that contains sexual and aggressive drives and hidden memories, the super-ego operates as a moral conscience, and the ego is the realistic part that mediates between the desires of the id and the super-ego."
activity
activity
By accident or design, the archetypical characteristics of the ID, EGO and SUPEREGO are often reflected in films and literature.
Take 10 minutes to find as many examples of the ID, EGO and SUPEREGO characters in movies / books. You'll be asked to explain your reasoning so try to think about what makes the characters ID, EGO or SUPEREGO
how would _____ react?!
how would _____ react?!
Below you'll see a series of scenarios. For each of these scenarios, think about / note down how the ID and SUPEREGO would react and then note down how (if at all possible) the EGO could find a compromise.
- tHE LAST PIECE OF CAKE
You arrive fashionably late to a birthday party but there's only one piece of cake left! Naturally, you've not eaten all day so you're starving!
2. desert island dictator
2. desert island dictator
You and a stranger have been marooned on a desert island. You lack survival skills but the stranger whips up a shelter in no time. You know you could easily overpower them and steal their camp...
3. to steal or not to steal
3. to steal or not to steal
You're in your local shop and feeling a bit peckish but don't have any cash! The shopkeeper is through the back and there's a kitkat that seems to be calling your name...
4. Cut the Lights
4. Cut the Lights
You're in a rush to see a movie but the traffic lights seem to be working against you! You're the only car at a junction but the light is staying red...
See if you can complete this short quiz to show your understanding of the tripartite model of personality
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