Freud's Topographic Model - Chapter 4

What are the three things to Freuds topographic model

• WHAT

• WHAT

• WHAT

What are the three things to Freuds topographic model

• Conscious

• Preconscious

• Unconscious

Conscious

What you are focusing on right now, this moment

Preconscious

Material capable of becoming conscious but not currently in focus

Example;

• What you had for dinner last night until you’re asked

Unconscious

• The most controversial region

• Contains anxiety-producing material (sexual impulses, aggressive urges) that is deliberately repressed

Dreams are theorized as the central route through which the WHAT expresses itself to the WHAT mind

Dreams are theorized as the central route through which the UNCONSCIOUS expresses itself to the CONSCIOUS mind

WHAT and WHAT concepts have held up well empirically; the WHAT as a repository of pressed wishes remains contested

CONSCIOUS and PRECONSCIOUS concepts have held up well empirically; the UNCONSCIOUS as a repository of pressed wishes remains contested

What are the three things apart of the structural model

• Id

• Ego

• Superego

What are the three things apart of the structural model

• WHAT

• WHAT

• WHAT

Id

• The seat of WHAT and WHAT

• Operates on WHAT

• Seeks immediate WHAT

• Works by the WHAT

Id

• The seat of DRIVES and INSTINCTS

• Operates on IMPULSE

• Seeks immediate GRATIFICATION

• Works by the PLEASURE PRINCIPLE

Ego

• The WHAT, WHAT-oriented part of the mind

• Mediates between WHAT, WHAT and WHAT

Ego

• The LOGICAL, REALITY-oriented part of the mind

• Mediates between ID, SUPEREGO and REALITY

Superego

• Your WHAT

• WHAT guidelines and prohibitions acquired through WHAT and WHAT

Superego

• Your CONSCIENCE

• MORAL guidelines and prohibitions acquired through FAMILY and CULTURE

Id-dominant personality

Impulsive style

Superego-dominant personality

• Restrained

• Over-controlled style

Ego-dominant personality

A more balanced set of traits