1. By: Nick Glowacki and Tyler Schwabenbauer
Freudian Theories
By: Nick Glowacki and Tyler Schwabenbauer

2. The Unconscious Mind
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The unconscious mind acts as a repository, where we hold our primitive instincts and impulses
In 1915, Freud found that some events and desires were often too frightening or painful for his patients to acknowledge, and believed such information was locked away in the unconscious mind through repression

3. The Conscious Mind
Conscious mind- this part of our mind according to Freud is the part that we have control over and includes our awareness of reality at the present moment. It also includes a part of our mind that holds certain memories that can be brought into our awareness at any moment.

4. The Psyche
There are three parts of the psyche: Id
Ego
Superego

5. Id
Freud assumed the id operated at an unconscious level according to the pleasure principle (gratification from satisfying basic instincts)
The id comprises two kinds of biological instincts (or drives) which Freud called Eros and Thanatos
Eros, or life instinct, helps the individual to survive; it directs life-sustaining activities such as respiration, eating and sex (Freud, 1925) The energy created by the life instincts is known as libido
Thanatos or death instinct, is viewed as a set of destructive forces present in all human beings (Freud, 1920) When this energy is directed outward onto others, it is expressed as aggression and violence
Freud believed that Eros is stronger than Thanatos, thus enabling people to survive rather than self-destruct

6. Ego The ego develops from the id during infancy
The ego's goal is to satisfy the demands of the id in a safe a socially acceptable way. In contrast to the id the ego follows the reality principle as it operates in both the conscious and unconscious mind

7. Superego
The superego develops during early childhood (when the child identifies with the same sex parent) and is responsible for ensuring moral standards are followed
The superego operates on the morality principle and motivates us to behave in a socially responsible and acceptable manner

8. Defense Mechanisms
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9. Psychosexual Stages
Freud sought to understand the nature and variety of neurotic illnesses by retracing the sexual history of his patients. This wasn’t primarily an investigation of sexual experiences as such. Far more important were the patient’s wishes and desires, their experience of love, hate, shame, guilt and fear – and how they handled these powerful emotions
Oral- The mouth; sucking, swallowing, etc.
Anal- The anus; holding or expelling feces
Phallic- The penis or clitoris; masturbation
Latent- Little or no sexual motivation present
Genital- The penis or vagina; sexual intercourse
To be psychologically healthy, we must successfully complete each stage

10. Fixation and Adult Personality
Oral- Forceful feeding, deprivation, early weaning - Oral activities: Smoking, dependency, aggression
Anal- Toilet training, too harsh, too lax – Obsessiveness, tidiness, meanness; untidiness, generosity
Phallic- Abnormal family set-up leading to unusual relationship with mother/father – Vanity, self-obsession, sexual anxiety, inadequacy, inferiority, envy

11. Oedipus Complex Theory
The Oedipus complex is a theory of our unconscious desires.
The male child will experience feelings of jealousy for his father and compete for feelings of affections from his mother and visa versa for the female child. (The Electra Complex)
This is a stage of psychological development that is overcome in childhood.

12. Dream Analysis
Dreams are a way to study the unconscious mind because the defenses of the ego are lowered during sleep.
Dreams are repressed memories bubbling up in an abstract form.
He theorizes that dreams are the fulfillment of wishes.
There is manifest content, or what the reader remembers, and latent content which is that symbolic meaning of the dream.