Psychodynamic approach

Identify 6 points about the Id

• Largely unconscious

• Present from birth

• Governed by pleasure principle

• Sexual and aggressive impulses

• Contradictory desires

• Oblivious to reason / morality

Identify 6 points about the Ego

• Both conscious and unconscious

• Develops between 1-3

• Governed by reality principle

• Aware of consequences of actions

• More rational and calculating than Id

• Less moral than Superego

Identify 6 points about the Superego

• Largely unconscious

• Develops at around 5

• Governed by morality principle

• Internalised voice of parents / society / God

• Leads to guilt and pride

• Allows society to function

What’s involved in the defence mechanism of repression

Keeping distressing thoughts and feelings buried in the unconscious

What’s involved in the defence mechanism of denial

Refusing to believe or even perceive painful realities

What’s involved in the defence mechanism of displacement

Shifts sexual or aggressive impulses towards a more acceptable or less threatening object or person