Psychoanalytic Psychology

The Ego

This is your sense of reality. It weighs the pros and cons of decisions. This is found in the conscious, the preconscious, and unconscious mind.

Sigmund Freud

He hypothesized that the main causes for our behavior in older age is caused by the unconscious and experiences during our younger years.

Erik Erikson

In summary, his theories are all about how throughout the stages in our life, we have different character traits that develop due to our experiences with others are ourselves.

Preconscious mind

Represents the memory. While we may not be presently aware of something, we are able to bring it up and retrieve informations about it.

The ID

This is driven by instant gratification. It only cares about what will pleasure it in the moment.

Conscious mind

This is everything that you are present aware and thinking about.

Defense Mechanisms of the Mind

This is how the mind protects itself from anxiety. It shuts out things that may harm us in any way. May also shut out any impulses for inappropriate things we may want to do.

The Super Ego

This is our set of morals. It's the aspect of our mind that tells right from wrong

The Unconscious mind

This represents everything we are not aware of. These may be underlying feelings that may influence our everyday behavior.

Psychoanalytic Psychology

a branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders. Influenced by the pioneering work of Sigmund Freud, emphasizes the role of unconscious conflicts in determining behavior and personality.