In this paper I will be discussing Freud’s three levels of consciousness the conscious, preconscious and unconscious. I found this topic quite interesting that these three levels of consciousness are needed in our everyday life. Each level of our consciousness influences us as we grow and develop from infancy to adulthood. Each level of the brain is important because they are thought of as our means to be survive, and also shape our behaviors as we go through different stages of development in life.
Sigmund Freud was the Austrian Neurologist during 1923, he used the analogy of an iceberg to describe the three levels of the mind. (McLeod) The unconscious level of the mind was the located at the bottom of the iceberg because it is stores our deepest thoughts. “Slips of the tongue provided an insight into the unconscious mind and that there were no accidents, every behavior was significant” (McLeod). This level of the mind is also thought of as the place where our repressed memories remain hidden for an example, our dreams and slips of the tongue. Our beliefs, habits, and behavior are formed from our past memories and experiences that are being stored in our unconscious level of our mind. This level of the mind communicates through our dreams, imaginations, and feelings. We …show more content…
The thoughts and memories that we have in our unconscious level of our minds are meant to stay repressed because these ideas and desires are thought of as unacceptable, and because these memories are so painful they must remain repressed. If a person didn’t have the capability to balance all three of these levels of their mind there would be a possibility that this person would experience poor cognitive abilities. Each one of these levels of our conscious needs the other one in order for a person to be in a healthy state of homeostasis, in order for an individual to live a productive
Sigmund Freud was the Austrian Neurologist during 1923, he used the analogy of an iceberg to describe the three levels of the mind. (McLeod) The unconscious level of the mind was the located at the bottom of the iceberg because it is stores our deepest thoughts. “Slips of the tongue provided an insight into the unconscious mind and that there were no accidents, every behavior was significant” (McLeod). This level of the mind is also thought of as the place where our repressed memories remain hidden for an example, our dreams and slips of the tongue. Our beliefs, habits, and behavior are formed from our past memories and experiences that are being stored in our unconscious level of our mind. This level of the mind communicates through our dreams, imaginations, and feelings. We …show more content…
The thoughts and memories that we have in our unconscious level of our minds are meant to stay repressed because these ideas and desires are thought of as unacceptable, and because these memories are so painful they must remain repressed. If a person didn’t have the capability to balance all three of these levels of their mind there would be a possibility that this person would experience poor cognitive abilities. Each one of these levels of our conscious needs the other one in order for a person to be in a healthy state of homeostasis, in order for an individual to live a productive