Freudian Theories of the Psychic Apparatus
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What is the device psychic?
The psychic apparatus is the term used by Sigmund Freud to refer to the
human mind. The psychic apparatus works with energy (also called affects,
pleasurable and unpleasurable) and representations. Let's imagine that we are having a birthday and
They gifted us the cake that we wanted so much. Upon receiving it, we became very happy.
we feel a pleasant emotion, therefore, to the idea or image of cake that I
there remains a pleasant affection. It can also happen that associated with the
representations are linked to displeasing feelings. In this case, it could be due to
example the representation with the unpleasant effect that the cake fell
moment of support her in the table.
Both pleasure and displeasure are energy that circulates among representations.
that are in the psychic apparatus.
Freud refers to the mind with the term apparatus to emphasize the capacity of the
same to transform this psychic energy. It also points out instances or parts
that modulate and control the paths of that energy, what we have seen as
"topical" of the psychic apparatus.
Freud developed two topographies:
First topic: (Years 1913-1915) Conscious (cc) – Preconscious (Prcc) – Unconscious
(Icc). → the call scheme del comb.
Second Topic: (1920s onwards): I – It – Superego.
In creating the second theory or topic about the psychic apparatus, Freud does not abandon the
first, but it complicates it.
FIRST TOPIC:
Topic comes from the Greek 'topos', which means place. That is to say, Freud is going to develop
a theory of the psychic apparatus where there would be places for each of the
instances, with their own rules and modes of operation. Even if it is not a place
“physical” that can be observed.
Comb diagram. First topical
Freudian. Conscious, preconscious, unconscious.
P: Pole of perception
Motor polo
Mn: Mnemonic Trace (what we would call representation)
Icc: Unconscious
Pcc: Preconscious
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The System Conscious
This system is what makes us relate directly to reality.
through everything we perceive. Conscious representations are all that
we register either outside of ourselves (what we see, hear, do, etc.) as
what happens inside (what we remember, desire, feel, etc.). However, for
The psychoanalytic theory states that not only the conscious system is the one that perceives. The same goes for the
the unconscious and the preconscious are present at the moment of perception. That
presence often distorts perception due to some desire
unconscious what be influencing.
The System Preconscious:
It is the system situated between the unconscious and the conscious, separating it from the latter.
censorship. It is made up of those feelings, thoughts, fantasies, etc. that
they are not present in consciousness, but they can become present in a way
easy. When we say, for example: 'I have it on the tip of my tongue' almost always
we are referring unknowingly to something that is represented in our
preconscious.
The System Unconscious:
The unconscious is separate split del think consciously.
The unconscious is the level where all contents, emotions, are found.
wishes, ideas, experiences, and repressed conflicts that have no place in consciousness,
because the intensity they possess causes discomfort (suffering) to the person
when he remembers them, he represses them and they remain outside of consciousness.
Freud says: "An unconscious representation will then be a representation that
we do not perceive, but whose existence we are, however, ready to affirm,
based on clues and evidence." Those clues and evidence can be the calls
formations of the unconscious: Symptoms–Failed acts–Dreams–Jokes.
Freud began to capture and develop the distinctive characteristics that are presented by the
contents of that hidden system. Freud explains it as follows: 'The
Psychoanalysis has revealed to us that the essence of the repression process does not consist of
in suppressing and destroying an idea that (...) but in preventing it from becoming conscious.
CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH SYSTEM:
UNCONSCIOUS SYSTEM PRICE-SENSITIVE SYSTEM CONSCIOUS SYSTEM
ATEMPORAL TEMPORAL TEMPORAL
Does not respect the times Respects the logical laws and Respects the laws
logical. Coexist the chronological of the logicals and chronologics
childish wishes with temporality. of temporality.
adults. They mix the
times.
For example: I dream that I am in front of
a book in my house
girlfriend, but she is my
first grade teacher
that teaches me to read
while I write with
pencil on the tablecloth.
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DOMINATES THE THE PRINCIPLE PREVAILS THE
PRINCIPLE OF PLEASURE IN REALITY PRINCIPLE DE
REALITY
Try to comply and satisfy. It can adapt. a it can adapt to the
his desires circumstances and y postpone circumstances
immediately. There are no desires if they cannot postpone their desires if
waiting capacity. It is to carry out here and now. they cannot be carried away
to say the psychic reality For example: I want to pass the exam here and now.
dominates over reality examination of the faculty, e.g.: wants to
material. It's the search for then I sign up to have an ice cream but
place without any kind of surrender, I study for several days and wait for it to finish the
censorship. Then I will introduce myself. At dinner. Seeks to satisfy.
Example: Freudian slip. It has to go to pass, I get happy. The desire but it
with his motorcycle to look for the satisfaction will adapt to the environment, it is
girlfriend and is playing at having take into account the saying, will accept the
soccer with his friends. reality (study time, prohibitions.
When it is decided I had to register, etc.) and
account of that "lost the involves a detour or delay to
motorcycle key. immediate satisfaction.
Illogical LOGIC OF REALITY LOGIC DE The
Absence of contradiction REALITY
The wishes or feelings adapt to the It adapts to the environment.
contradictory can surround, the surrounding contents, the
coexist without resulting in having a meaning in itself, they contain a
conflictive. Here something can mean the same, without meaning in itself
to like and to dislike at the same time hidden. the same, without meanings
time. Follow the logic of hidden.
disorder, mix the ideas
and content without any
order. For example: I dream that I enter
in a place where everything is
very beautiful, harmonious, etc.
but I want to leave quickly from
there and I don't know why.
SECOND TOPIC: ID–EGO–SUPEREGO
Structural model of the psychic apparatus governed by the instances id–ego–superego.
HELLO:
The Id is the primitive, disorganized part of the personality, whose only purpose
is to reduce the tension created by primitive impulses related to hunger, it
sexual, aggression and irrational impulses. It represents our impulses,
most basic needs and desires. Operates according to the pleasure principle
and it is unaware of the demands of reality. There exist contradictions, the illogical,
just like dreams. It represents the basic need of the being to fulfill its
immediate physiological needs without considering the consequences.
For Freud, most of the Id is unknown and unconscious. Reservoir
first of psychic energy. The imperative need for drive satisfaction
First and Second Freudian Topical Class summary
it directs the course of its processes. Its unconscious contents are different
origins. On one hand, it is about hereditary trends, about determinations
innate, of somatic demands, and, on the other hand, of acquisitions, of what
it stems from repression. Succinctly, the Id can be defined as the reservoir
pulsional delete man.
It, however, is not synonymous with the unconscious. The other two as well.
instances, the Ego and the Superego, have broad sectors inaccessible by the
consciousness. The Id has a close and conflictual relationship with the other two.
instances.
SUPER I/O:
The Superego is the part that counters the Id, representing moral thoughts.
and ethical principles received from [Link] consists of two subsystems: the 'moral conscience' and the
ideal of the [Link] "moral conscience" refers to the ability for self-evaluation,
criticism and reproach, based on what is right or wrong in culture and society in
the one we live in. The ideal self is an ideal self-image (image of oneself) that
it costs of behaviors approved y rewarded.
The Superego is an instance that is not present from the beginning of life.
subject, but arises as a consequence of the internalization and resolution of the complex
of Oedipus.
YO:
The I aims to realistically fulfill the desires and demands of the It with the
external world, while reconciling with the demands of the Superego. The Ego
evolves according to age and its different demands of the Id acting as a
intermediary against the outside world. The ego follows the principle of reality,
satisfying the impulses of the Id in an appropriate way. Use reasoning
characteristic realist of the secondary processes that could arise. Like
executor of personality, the Ego has to mediate between the three forces that it
demands: the world of reality, the Id and the Superego, the ego has to maintain its
own autonomy for the maintenance of its integrated organization. It is a system
of psychic functions such as reality testing, psychic defense, functions
cognitive and intellectual (information synthesis, memory, and similar).
It is the entity that acts as a regulator between the demands of the Id and the Superego. No
he is one hundred percent aware, in particular, of the content related to the functions
Defense mechanisms are essentially unconscious.
First and Second Freudian Topic Class summary
Freudian second topic. I–It–Superego.
Freud did not develop this scheme that we could call 'Iceberg', but it is useful to us.
as a metaphor for how the conscious is found in these systems,
preconscious and the unconscious.
The I: is CONSCIOUS PRECONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS (the defense mechanisms
launched by the self, such as denial, repression, etc., are essentially
unconscious.
The Superego: it is UNCONSCIOUS, PRECONSCIOUS, and some contents may
become CONSCIOUS
The It: is all UNCONSCIOUS. Here, as we said, there are two types of unconscious:
who was never aware, and the repressed (that is, the content that was once
conscious and then, as a result of repression, became unconscious.
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CONCLUSION:
Character defects can defend the worst in anyone.
justifying their actions and avoiding the possibility of change. That submitting to a
deep state of ignorance, and the worst is the almost voluntary way in which it is done.
Freud's first topology divides the mind into three major groups. From the
which, two should not exist, the reason: they are the mental trash can of all those.
situations that disturb an individual's mind and prevent them from achieving a life
full. They keep accumulating more and more until they are practically
uncontrollable and destabilize the individual's life.
They exist because one has not managed to work on oneself, that is why
The therapist's mission is not for the patient to forget their entire past, but to learn.
to accept that all of that is part of him and only by making it evident will he be able to
working really on whether to discard it or keep it. That is why the order of
the therapist consists of the patient understanding their reality and all the elements that
they make it up, and still be able to live in it, being functional.