3.1 Sigmund Freud.-Freud believed that the unconscious is a part of our biological nature and that it operates naturally, just as all the biological functions. Freud suggested that certain ideas and thoughts are repressed (pushed in deep deep into our unconscious mind). According to Freud’s theory this happens when those ideas and thoughts are threatening. Repression is a tool that protects humans from dangerous things (Friedman & Schustack, 2014). In the case of personality, dangerous things include anything that threatens self-esteem or feelings of comfort and pleasure. When humans have thoughts or ideas that are threatening, the thoughts are pushed out of the consciousness as being awar of them produces anxiety. Freud’s theory is about
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Mental Protection
Psychoanalytic theory suggests that there are other ways in which our unconscious protects humans besides by repression which was mentioned earlier. These protective devices of the unconscious are known as defence mechanisms (Friedman & Schustack, 2014).
3.1.2.1 Rationalization: Sometimes the unconscious makes up a good-sounding reason to explain something one does not like (Friedman & Schustack, 2014).
. For example, if one fail a test, then blame it on others. However, this is not rational but it is rationalizing. Being rational means being objective. In rationalization, one’s mind protects a reason that only sounds good; it is not objective, it just seems to be the mind trying to help one out! (Friedman & Schustack, 2014).
3.1.2.2 Projection: In this case, when one have some thoughts or feelings that are considers to be wrong or upsetting, one would project them onto other people (Friedman & Schustack, 2014).
3.1.2.3 Sublimation: this happens when redirecting or rechanneling ones undesirable emotions and thoughts into a socially acceptable activity (Friedman & Schustack, 2014).
3.1.2.4 Reaction formation: this is like when Sometimes people’s mental and emotional energy is so threatening that they act or do the opposite of what is really wanted (Friedman & Schustack,
Mental Protection
Psychoanalytic theory suggests that there are other ways in which our unconscious protects humans besides by repression which was mentioned earlier. These protective devices of the unconscious are known as defence mechanisms (Friedman & Schustack, 2014).
3.1.2.1 Rationalization: Sometimes the unconscious makes up a good-sounding reason to explain something one does not like (Friedman & Schustack, 2014).
. For example, if one fail a test, then blame it on others. However, this is not rational but it is rationalizing. Being rational means being objective. In rationalization, one’s mind protects a reason that only sounds good; it is not objective, it just seems to be the mind trying to help one out! (Friedman & Schustack, 2014).
3.1.2.2 Projection: In this case, when one have some thoughts or feelings that are considers to be wrong or upsetting, one would project them onto other people (Friedman & Schustack, 2014).
3.1.2.3 Sublimation: this happens when redirecting or rechanneling ones undesirable emotions and thoughts into a socially acceptable activity (Friedman & Schustack, 2014).
3.1.2.4 Reaction formation: this is like when Sometimes people’s mental and emotional energy is so threatening that they act or do the opposite of what is really wanted (Friedman & Schustack,