Sigmund Freud (1856 – 1939)

Prepared by : Ms. Jenneth J. Larena

Sigmund Freud (1856 – 1939)
-the founder of psychoanalysis
-an Austrian neurologist who considered himself
a “conquistador of the mind”.
Psychoanalysis – the early
school of psychology that
emphasized the importance of
unconscious cause of behavior

Psychic determinism – the

Freudian assumption that
all behaviors are influenced
by unconscious motives
Freud believed that
memories of early
childhood
experiences stored
in the unconscious
mind continue to
affect the behavior
throughout life.
These unconscious
influences explain
irrationality of much
human behavior and
the origins of
psychological
disorders.
 LEVELS OF AWARENESS

CONSCIOUS

PRECONSCIOUS EGO
SUPEREGO

UNCONSCIOUS
ID
Structure of Personality
Id – the part of the
personality that
contains inborn
biological drives and
seeks immediate
gratification; operates
under the pleasure
principle
Ego - the part of
the personality that
helps the individual
adapt to external
reality by making
compromises between
the id, the
superego, and the
environment
• Superego - is the
moral arm of the
personality telling us
what we should or
should not do
Psychosexual
Stages
of Development
 1. Oral Stage
Occurs during the first year of life.
Erogenous zone is the mouth.

Sucking, biting, licking is the physical

expression of this stage.
 2. Anal Stage
Occurs during the 2nd year of life.
Erogenous zone is the anus.
Pleasure is derived from fecal expulsion.
Anal expulsive character
Anal retentive character
 3. Phallic Stage
Occurs during the 3rd to 5th year of life.
The erogenous zone is the genital area.
*Oedipus Complex
*Electra Complex
4. Latency
Stage
Occurs during the 6th
to 12th year of life.

Attention of the child

is diverted to may
activities that are
more on development
of skills.
5. Genital
Stage
The final stage
following puberty.
Time when the
person emerges from
the pre genital stage
as the adult he or she
is destined to
become.