Psychology

Psychology: The study of the human mind, its function, depths and tendencies.

Knowing the mind and its functions can aid you personally--as it grants you knowledge in the way human beings think, manage themselves and operate. An individual's history plays a significant role in their psychology and how it manifests in their life.

Objective: Using theories produced by Sigmund Freud and other psychologist we will analyze society and some of the psychological origins of societal issues.

(Green ink) EQ#1: What is the influence or operation of the ID, Ego and Superego respectively?

(Green ink) EQ#2: Can you identify the respective influence of the ID, Ego & Superego in society today?

(Green ink) EQ#3: Can you explain in detail the three aspects of the mind and their specific nature and or duty?

Psychologist #1: Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud: An Austrian neurologist, he is also known as the father of psychoanalysis.

Psychoanalysis: Psychoanalysis is a form of psychotherapy used by qualified psychotherapists to treat patients who have a range of mild to moderate chronic life problems. It is related to a specific body of psychotherapy where the psychoanalyst attempts to trigger the unconscious mind of the subject. Psychoanalysis is done one-on-one with the patient and the analyst; it is not appropriate for group work.

The Id: The Id is a aspect of the mind that adheres to instinctual desires. According to Freud, the Id is the source of all mental energy. The id seeks undiscriminant and immediate gratification. It is pleasure seeking and rules over the libido as well as the death instinct.

The Ego: is the organized, rational, reality oriented system of the mind. It develops in the first two years of life and holds the id in check until a more rational option is available. The ego attempts to achieve goals by realistic and moral means. The ego prevents the id from breaking the principles of the superego.

The Superego: the superego is a learned aspect of the mind. It's ideals often contradict those of the id. The superego operates in terms of good and bad. It is the aspect of the mind that produces the person we want to be. The superego is formed around age 5 through punishment and reward and is a part of the oedipal complex resolution.

ANGEL/DEMON CONCEPT

UNIT TWO OF PSYCHOLOGY

EQ#1: How do the psychosexual stages influence one's response to hysteria and or develop their defense mechanisms?Answer in great detail.

EQ#2: Hysteria is a result of what exactly?

EQ#3:How do the Psychosexual stages of development mold and influence people?

EQ#4: In great detail, match the development of the Id, Ego and Superego to the progression of the Psychosexual stages.

EQ#5: How might trauma or hysteria alter the development after the anal stage? (Be able to answer for each stage)

Hysteria and Defense Mechanisms

Before Sigmund Freud, his mentor Jean Martin Charcot, coined the terms TRIGGER and PROVOKING AGENTS

(Red ink) A trigger is a stimulant that releases a reaction of hysteria.

(Red ink) Hysteria- A Psychiatric condition characterized by emotional excitability, excessive anxiety, sensory and or motor disturbances.

EXAMPLES OF HYSTERIA

• Screaming
• Hyperventilating
• Anxiety and panic attacks
• Paralysis
• Convulsions
• Unfitting and misplaced laughter
• Rapid eye movement
• Abnormal and or erratic/violent, uncontroallable body movement

The event that leads to hysteria is known as a "provoking agent"

It was once believed that genetics were the sole influence of hysteria. (Highlight Red ink) Highlight inFreud argues that events of high intensity, in particular, sexually traumatic experiences during the stages of development lead to the potential for or the actualization hysterical fits.

Coincidentally or as a result, one's mind uses defense mechanisms to manage and soften the influence of traumatic experiences, triggers or provoking agents.

Defense mechanisms are born from an inability to cope with, manage or healthily internalize an experience. NOT ALL TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES ARE SEXUAL.

Challenge: Read, annotate and internalize the packet given from "Studies on Hysteria" by Sigmund Freud and Josef Breuer

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