1. PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH
SIGMUND FREUD
The development of…
the id, ego, and superego

2. Background
Inner conflicts and struggled of which people are unaware affecting their personality
FREUD:
People are born with basic biological drives: sex and aggression
Some unacceptable drives and passions in unconscious are repressed because the conscious mind can’t deal with them
Freud proposed 3 systems that conflict between inner drives and external restraints – ID, EGO, SUPEREGO

3. ID Hidden from conscious mind
Primitive impulses – thirst, anger, hunger
Basic drives – survival, reproduction, etc.
BORN with the ID
Example – Infant is hungry = cries
As an INFANT the ID is in FULL control
Based on the “PLEASURE PRINCIPLE” – feels good at the time, with NO social restraints
DEVIL on the shoulder
SEEN IN THE ORAL PHASE

4. SUPEREGO Conscious / moral part of the person
Child absorbs this through values from parents and society
Rather than internal wants (ID) – it si driven by what is perceived as right
Based on MORAL PRINCIPLE – conscience & individual self-image of a moral person
ANGEL on shoulder
Starts during the anal phase

5. EGO Develops with maturity and experiences – FRONTAL LOBE
Balances between our impulses and our conscious
Based on REALITY PRINCIPLE – Needs of ID vs. real world
Ego understands consequences of id’s drive if there were no restraints
Ego is the deciders between the ID and SUPEREGO
Everyone has a different EGO & it changes throughout life

6. Discussion Questions
Think of a time when you experienced a conflict between your ID, EGO, SUPEREGO
What/Who has had the greatest impact on your EGO
How is this theory different around the world?
Give an example – ID, EGO, SUPEREGO
How does the SUPEREGO change over time? Explain how this happens
Does society impact this theory?