sigmund freud (1856-1939). a brief bio… born into a poor jewish austrian family initially studied...
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A Brief Bio…
• Born into a poor Jewish Austrian family• Initially studied to become a doctor• Believed mental illness did not originate
from a purely physical cause• Smoked over 20 cigars per day• Fled the Nazis in 1938
– Lost 3 sisters in the Holocaust
Early Influences on Freud
Jean Charcot (1825-1893)• Hypnotism
Josef Breuer (1842-1925)• Significance of repressed
events • Anna O.• “Talking Cure”
The Id
Basic drives (life/sexual and death/aggressive)–No sense of fear, morality, or good/evil–Only sees the self—no awareness of
others–The pleasure principle
• Eros• Thanatos
–Repetition Compulsion
The Ego-The mediator between Id and the demands
of society• Formed by the experience of pain—
defends the Id• Does not exist to punish the Id—exists to
fulfill the Id’s desires in socially acceptable ways
• The Reality Principle
-Censors painful feelings from reaching consciousness
The SuperegoThe conscience
• Judges the Id and is responsible for guilt, pride, and satisfaction
• Represents morality and parental authority
Psycho-Sexual Stages of Development According to Freud
• Stages shape the adult personality– Frustration or fixation in a
particular stage leads to issues later in life
The Anal Stage: 2-3 years old
• Sexual pleasure centers around defecation and the anus
• i.e., toilet training
The Phallic Stage: 4-5 years old [different for boys and girls]
Boys:• Oedipus Complex• Castration Complex• In “healthy” boys, the conflict with the
father is resolved
The Phallic Stage: 4-5 years old
Girls• The Electra Complex
– “Penis Envy”• Girls cannot have a castration complex,
and thus can never resolve their Electra Complex– This explains their “natural” passive, defensive
role– Having a baby satisfies penis envy
The Latent Stage: 6-12 years old
• Sexual feelings developed in the first three stages are repressed