minimize experience of guilt  Three levels of consciousness Conscious  thoughts, feelings and experiences, current awareness.  constantly changing because it is current  Preconscious  Information can be recalled to the conscious level without much effort.  Mainly of memories that are not painful or anxiety provoking, and experiences and  observations on which the individual is not concentrating. Unconscious  drives and memories of events and wishes that caused the individual  ‘Forbidden’ pain, anxiety and guilt. Cannot be recalled to consciousness.  The id Innate (inborn, instinctive) primitive component of the psyche.  In direct contact with the body from which it obtains energy for all behaviour.  Energy linked to drives contained in the id, namely the life and death drives.   Functions according to primary processes o pleasure principle o seeks immediate drive satisfaction  only consideration is immediate satisfaction.  Not capable of any thought, planning or self-reflection.  Selfish and unrealistic.  No contact with external reality  Not geared to drive satisfaction for  due to not being capable of finding objects drive satisfaction (only imaginary, not real need to eat real food to survive) – Can only fulfil the wish fulfilment drive, by creating images and fantasizing that  the drive has been satisfied (no real satisfaction of drives) Drive satisfaction in order for individual survival is dependent on the ego.  The ego Develops from id to survival  ensure individual’s formed through contact with the external environment.  individual’s Ego by finding suitable objects for drive satisfaction.  serves id’s needs Functions according to the secondary process and the reality principle.  Secondary process o Ego evaluates and weighs up process before action is undertaken.  Ego can reflect upon and plan satisfaction of drives, and postpone satisfaction to  appropriate time and place. Reality principle o Considers physical and social reality  uses conscious and preconscious cognitive processes (sensory perception, rational  thinking, memory and learning)
 minimize experience of guilt Three levels of consciousness  Conscious  thoughts, feelings and experiences, current awareness.  constantly changing because it is current  Preconscious  Information can be recalled to the conscious level without much effort.  Mainly of memories that are not painful or anxiety provoking, and experiences and observations on which the individual is not concentrating.  Unconscious  ‘Forbidden’ drives and memories of events and wishes that caused the individual pain, anxiety and guilt.  Cannot be recalled to consciousness. The id  Innate (inborn, instinctive) primitive component of the psyche.  In direct contact with the body from which it obtains energy for all behaviour.  Energy linked to drives contained in the id, namely the life and death drives.  Functions according to o primary processes o pleasure principle  seeks immediate drive satisfaction  only consideration is immediate satisfaction.  Not capable of any thought, planning or self-reflection.  Selfish and unrealistic.  No contact with external reality  Not geared to drive satisfaction due to not being capable of finding objects for drive satisfaction (only imaginary, not real – need to eat real food to survive)  Can only fulfil the wish fulfilment drive, by creating images and fantasizing that the drive has been satisfied (no real satisfaction of drives)  Drive satisfaction in order for individual survival is dependent on the ego. The ego  Develops from id to ensure individual’s survival  formed through individual’s contact with the external environment.  Ego serves id’s needs by finding suitable objects for drive satisfaction.  Functions according to the secondary process and the reality principle. o Secondary process  Ego evaluates and weighs up process before action is undertaken.  Ego can reflect upon and plan satisfaction of drives, and postpone satisfaction to appropriate time and place. o Reality principle  Considers physical and social reality  uses conscious and preconscious cognitive processes (sensory perception, rational thinking, memory and learning)
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