Freud: Conscience

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Freud's view of conscience

An aspect of the super-ego

<p>An aspect of the super-ego</p>
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Freud's 3 aspects of the mind

- Id

- Ego

- Super-ego

<p>- Id</p><p>- Ego</p><p>- Super-ego</p>
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Id

- Unconscious, instinctive part of our personality

- Consists of our basic needs & desires

<p>- Unconscious, instinctive part of our personality</p><p>- Consists of our basic needs &amp; desires</p>
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Ego

- Rational faculty

- Realises we have to take into account the needs of others & acts as a break on the id

<p>- Rational faculty</p><p>- Realises we have to take into account the needs of others &amp; acts as a break on the id</p>
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Super-Ego

- Developed in early childhood

- Internalised voice of parental authority

- Continues role of commanding / threatening carried out by parents & other authority figures in society

<p>- Developed in early childhood</p><p>- Internalised voice of parental authority</p><p>- Continues role of commanding / threatening carried out by parents &amp; other authority figures in society</p>
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Role of super-ego in conscience

- Conscience = Negative aspect of super-ego

- Expresses itself consciously & unconsciously as guilt & shame

<p>- Conscience = Negative aspect of super-ego</p><p>- Expresses itself consciously &amp; unconsciously as guilt &amp; shame</p>
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Challenge to Freud's view

- Too reductive

- Gives a limited & extremely narrow role to conscience

<p>- Too reductive</p><p>- Gives a limited &amp; extremely narrow role to conscience</p>