Id, ego, and super-ego

Laura, is a forty-seven year old female, who is seeking therapy. Laura’s doctor recently referred her for treatment of depression. During Laura’s first session, she revealed that she is currently living with her common-law partner, of 15 years. She admitted to having a good relationship with her partner, however, stated that she keeps her distance and has trouble sharing her feelings with him. In addition, Laura acknowledged that she infrequently discloses private woes, and vexations with her…

dramas that Freud examined was Macbeth.While reviewing the work, he realized that the characters in the play are prime examples of his theory. Id, ego, and superego best exemplify his theory in the theatrical work. The first part of Freud’s theoretical psyche is the id, which Freud describes as “the primitive and instinctive component of personality. The id operates on the pleasure principle, which is the idea that every wishful impulse should be satisfied immediately, regardless of the…

He developed one theory about the human psyche and divided it into three parts: the id, superego, and ego. "According to Freud's model of the psyche, the id is the primitive and instinctual part of the mind that contains sexual and aggressive drives and hidden memories, the super-ego operates as a moral conscience, and the ego is the realistic part that mediates between the desires of the id and the super-ego" (McLeod). In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Golding’s characters embody each of…

The Psychological Theory best represents the reason Dennis Radar committed the hideous crimes in the town of Wichita, Kansas because he was predestined to be a psychopath, which is the basis of this theory. The theory explains that mental disorders such as Psychopathy can cause an individual to turn towards criminal acts. According to Jack Levin, Ph.D., Dennis Radar is considered a psychopath because “The most essential characteristic of a psychopath is an excessive need for control and power,…

even to this very day. Kind among these Freud suggestion a structure of the mind including the id, ego, and super ego. The id or “it” describes the primitive and instinctive component of our mind, such as our biological imperative to breathe, sleep, eat, avoid death and procreate. The id is viewed as the impulsive, unconscious part of the psyche that responds immediately and directly to instincts. The id is exemplified by the…

A Psychoanalysis of The Great Gatsby Sigmund Freud and Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald have approximately lived in a same era, the Freudian attitude could explicitly explain Fitzgerald’s literary work. In many ways in his stories he expressed the frustration of the young generation with the American dream along with some disillusionment. On the other hand, how disillusionments can be effective in someone’s attitude. Kaharuddin (2000) discussed “James Gatz defense Mechanism in Fitzgerald the Great…

In the television series, “The Walking Dead”, written by Frank Darabont, County Sheriff Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma, to find a lonely, destroyed world. An unknown virus had broken out and a cure was being searched for. This unknown virus had created a zombie epidemic the world had never seen before. This zombie epidemic resulted in people fleeing to Atlanta, Georgia for safety. As the story goes on, Rick is on the search for his wife and son, Lori and Carl (“Days Gone By”). Furthermore, we…

mind. Freud’s structure of the mind. The id. This part of the mind that Freud explains as the Id refers to the unconscious part of the mind that seeks to find pleasure. Freud believes that because of the Id people act out in certain ways. If the Id is not in par with the ego and super ego it can effect behaviour. As the Id is the part of the mind that holds all basic drives in order to satisfy any needs, the Id is also explained as being impulsive. The Id does not take into consideration any…

day- to day aspects of people's lives without being aware of it. He believed that the personality is split into three; the ID( this is the most primitive, instinctive part our personality), the Ego( this balances out the id an superego) and the Super-ego, which is the moral part of our personality. All of these areas influence our behavior, such as the defense mechanisms of the ego, and the psychosexual stages of development. one strength of the psychodynamic theory is how they focused on the…

One part is the Id: a pleasure which is developed first. This is innate – both nature and nurture play an important part, for example, the parents. The ego emerges at around the age of two; this is described as the process of reality. The super ego develops at around the age of three; the immorality stage. This is influenced by your parents and develops you as a person. The superego…