PS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Reality Principle, Agoraphobia, Erogenous Zone
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Whatever you are aware of at any given moment. Events out of the awareness but that can be recalled (like long term memory) Considered by freud to be the primary motivating force of behavior. Contains repressed memories, instincts and whishes that have never been allowed into consciousness. Operates on the pleasure principle (seeks pleasure, avoids pain, wants immediate gratification) The logical, rational, realistic part of the personality. Acts according to reality principle; consider constraints of the real world to gratify id"s wishes. Initially reflects parents" expectations expands over time to incorporate social norms. Anxiety when impulses of id threaten to get out of control. Are not consciously done individual is unaware of them defense mechanisms repression. Primary defense mechanism thought and wishes remain in unconscious revealed in slips of the tongue, dreams (others in text) Freud"s psychosexual development important factor influencing personality is the sex instinct. Each stage centers on an erogenous zone.
