Sigmund Freud


             destruction. Freud says it is natural to move towards death
             and this I think is obvious. The feelings we have must be
             expressed and released and we direct our feelings outward.
             This becomes our aggression toward others. Freud's view
             on the mind is in the shape of an iceberg. He believes that
             mankind's mind works in the unconscious, which I do not
             agree with at all I feel that man is mostly conscious when it
             comes to behaviors. Every choice that mankind makes he
             is aware of, but maybe the consequences of our action
             The Structure of Personality which is another interesting
             part of Freud's theory basically states that we have an ID, a
             Superego and an Ego. The ID is a biological reservoir of
             urges and impulses that need to be gratified. He says the ID
             does not have a conscious, it acts on instinct. It seeks out
             gratification and pleasure. It is the pleasure principle. The
             Superego is the Morality Principle, and the Superego
             knows the difference between right and wrong. The
             Superego is a bunch of learned internalized morals and
             values of society. This is basically the thing that keeps the
             ID in check. Freud said that Superego is our conscious,
             and that the Superego is the most powerful tool (guilt and
             pride). Last but not least is the Ego, which is the reality
             principle. The Ego finds socially acceptable ways to satisfy
             the ID. It finds the balance between the ID and reality. The
             functions of the Ego is to find a compromise between the
             ID and the Superego. The Ego must also learn to deal with
             anxiety, and it also helps to boost the self-esteem. Without
             the Ego there would be no mental health. I completely
             agree with Freud's theory of the Structure of Personality
             because I feel we have different parts of our behavior that
             we can control and that we are conscious about and there
             are other behaviors that come directly from our
             unconscious. Our ego lies to us, denies, falsifies, ...

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