Alter ego

Sigmund Freud originated the theory that our personalities are made of an id, ego and super ego. The id is pure desire, the super ego is made up of society’s rules and the ego develops out of our choices between our desires and the rules placed on us. Babies and children don’t have a super ego yet, they do everything they can to get what they want, and so does Wohpekumeu; he is pure id. Whenever Wohpekumeu wants food or companionship…

Introspective Midterm 1. How does the acceptance of impermanence become challenging in your relationships? Give a detailed personal example of this struggle using the lecture definition. According to lecture impermanence means things are constantly changing, so nothing is forever or permanent. Impermanence is usually challenging for me, because I have a hard time adjusting to change when I still feel the same about a situation or a person. For instance, when there is a death in my family I…

Personality Freud’s Personality Structure and Ego Defense Mechanisms Personality is not a readily defined concept. Different psychologists have different personality theories. For this chapter, we will learn about the personality theories of Sigmund Freud Carl Jung And, take the Enneagram Personality test. This week we will learn about Sigmund Freud’s personality theory, ego defense mechanisms, and explore the ego in more depth. Freud described the mind as if it were divided into three…

the idea of the ‘psychologically divided self’, describing how there were three parts to the mind: the id, the ego, and the super-ego. Freud states how humans have the “The tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in a man… it constitutes the powerful obstacle to culture”(Freud 49). The ‘id’ represents a human’s primitive component of their mind, the ‘ego’ is where human’s mind make the decisions, and the ‘superego’ is the components of one’s values and morals.…

of them. These stories include Food or Drink, Work or Play, and Rant. Which, allows us to take a closer view at them using Freud’s ID, Ego, and Super-ego concept. Freud being one of the most influential people of the twentieth century allow his view on how the works to be very important. When looking at the Id it focused on the nature of the child and wants. The ego helps with the focus of what should be important. While the superego is the outline of what is right and wrong. In all of the…

Act 3 Scene IV. After King Hamlet’s death and putting Hamlet in a situation of where he must pretend to be insane, Hamlet’s true sanity can be questioned through his decision making and through the analysis of his pleasure seeking id, his realistic ego, and his over-thinking superego from a psychoanalytical reading of the text. By taking a look through the psychoanalytical lens, it is apparent through Hamlet’s long soliloquy that the death of his father is very much taking a toll on his mind. …

defense mechanism has helped me choose friends more wisely, I don’t really feel like I need to use emotional insulation anymore, but it is still kind of a habit of mine to be more cautious and shy away from being social with new people. I think my ego is worried about being put in the same situation that I had while at Stilwell. As I expose myself to social situations I get better at becoming more confident at making…

psyche into three parts, the id, ego, and super ego. Freud described the id as the primitive and instinctive part of our personality…

In the film it could be argued that there are two characters who could represent the id. The id, according to Freud, is the impulsive part of the human psyche. It is within our unconscious mind and is the part of our psyche that make irrational and quick decision based on wants and desires. Without the other two parts we would be impulsive and primitive as the id does not consider what is right and wrong. In the film Andrew Laeddis represents certain parts of the id while Dolores Chanal…

The Underground Man is a prime example of the id taking action to decide on how best to respond to his pleasure needs. It is seen in the novel that the Underground Man was many times caught between his ego and his id, and was unable to decide which outweighs which. He is such a confusing character because he was always creating false assumptions and matriculating vengeful plans after them. Fortunately, it never works out for him. Ironically, despite his…