PSYCHOANALYSIS

Freud’s theory of human personality

revealed another facet of society.
Began with a young physician’s search for
the treatment of his patients with emotional
problems.
Frustrated by the lack of knowledge that
existed during his time, he set up to develop
his own methods of treatment.
SIGMUNG FREUD
• he is a young doctor developed a general
theory of personality, aimed at explaining
why people develop their unique patterns
of typical behavior.
• His theory was known as psychoanalytic
theory.
• Influential German psychologist of early
20th century.
 Based on Freud’s formulation, individual
human mind, subjectivity –is created by
social and cultural forces beneath level of
consciousness self.
Ourselves that we cannot control but
others want control.
On the other hand , it is society that
dominates of our inner society.
FREUD THEORIZED THREE
LEVELS OF CONCIOUSNESS:
1.conscious mind
2.preconcious mind
3.unconscious mind
THREE COMPONENTS OF THE PERSONALITY
STRUCTURE:

1.id
2.ego
3.superego
 Freud, mind is like an iceberg, the
conscious mind is merely the tip visible
above the surface, whereas the bulk of
the important working of the mind lurks
mysteriously beneath the surface.
Just below the surface is what Freud called
the preconscious mind.
--- it consist of memory that are not
presently conscious but can easily be
brought into consciousness.
--- the contents of the preconscious were
once conscious and can be returned to
consciousness when needed.
 Further down from consciousness lies the
unconscious mind.
--- it stores primitive instinctual motives plus
memories and emotions that are so
threatening to the conscious mind that they
have been unconsciously pushed into the
unconscious mind through the process
repression.
The contents of the unconscious mind,
unlike the preconscious mind, are not
normally accessible to consciousness
they can rarely be made fully
conscious, and then only with great
difficulty.
(Lahey , 2007, 465).
APPLICATION:

• Are there any instances that you

have experience either one of
these three levels of awareness?
• In what particular situation did
you experience these levels of
awareness?