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unconscious mind
makes most up of our mind, storehouse for biological drives and instincts, influences behaviour and personality
contains disturbing memories that are repressed
preconsious mind
under the conscious
includes ideas that manifest in dreams or slip of the tongue
tripartite personality development
id, ego, superego
id
entirely conscious and made up of selfish and aggressive instincts that demand immediate gratification, present from birth
ego
the mediator that balances the conflicting demands of id and superego, by deploying defence mechanisms, develops age 2
superego
moralistic part of personality, our internalised sense of right and wrong, punishes ego for doing wrong
develops age 5
denial
someone refusing to accept reality or facts because they’re too upsetting, so the mind blocks it out
displacement
someone shifting their feelings from the real target to a less threatening person or object
repression
when unwanted thoughts are pushed out of consious awareness into the unconscious mind to avoid distress