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    The Ethnographic Theory

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    Then the Topographic theory was then replaced with the structure theory‚ this theory states the mental state consists of the idego‚ and super ego. The id exists at the beginning of birth which is the basic natural instincts. The ego develops as someone ages consisting between urges and the external world‚ and is based on the “reality principle”. The super-ego is related with ego and has to do with self-observation and self-criticism. In today’s society psychoanalysis is not really popular‚ but still

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    Psychoanalytic Approach to Little Red Riding Hood Although there are numerous approaches employed in understanding literature‚ the psychoanalytic interpretation most significantly attempts to utilize the symbolic mysteries of a work. In exclusive contrast to the formal approach‚ which focuses entirely on the wording‚ the fascinating aspect of the psychoanalytic investigation is that it searches for a purpose beyond that which is strictly in the text. By insinuating the existence of innate

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    situation displays the id‚ the ego‚ and the superego. The id says to stay up and talk‚ to give into the impulse and immediate satisfaction. The superego says to go to bed‚ that the right choice is to sleep. The ego acts to help make a compromise like only staying up until 2 a.m. then going to bed. In the story “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” the Cheshire cat displays the ego‚ the rabbit represents the superego‚ and Alice embodies the id. The cheshire cat represents the ego. He thinks about what

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    further explains guilt by using the super ego‚ conscience‚ sense of guilt‚ and need for punishment. The super ego is our idea of what we want to become based on the rules of society. Freud writes‚ “ The super-ego is an agency which has been inferred by us and conscience is a function which we ascribe‚ among other functions‚ to that agency” ( Freud pg .83). The conscience is our morals that tell us what we are doing is right or wrong. This works with our super ego because we know what is right and wrong

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    Tell Tale Heart Analysis

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    Boards: The IdEgo and Superego What makes us act on impulse? What as human makes us decide wrong from right? Sigmund Freud‚ a famous philosopher had studied people and found that humans have three parts to them. The Id‚ the ego and the superego‚ these three traits help us decide wrong from right. The Id acts only on pleasure; it avoids pain and allows us to make poor judgments. The ego makes distinctions between wrong and right‚ but makes decisions to please the Id. The superego is what tells

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    Everyday Use

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    structures are the IdEgo and Superego. According to Freud‚ we are born with our Id‚ with such things as hunger‚ sex or aggression. The id doesn’t care about reality‚ about the needs of anyone else‚ only its own satisfaction. And Freud believed that the id is based on our pleasure principle. However‚ the ego is based on the reality principle. The ego understands that other people have needs and desires and that sometimes being impulsive or selfish can hurt us. The superego is the moral part

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    as the IdEgo and the Superego. The Id is ‘the primitive‚ unconscious basis of the psyche‚ dominated by primary urges’ *. It comes from the initial instinct to satisfy our needs and desires what can be known as the pleasure principle. The uncontrollable repressed part of our psyche‚ for example a newborn child is primarily id controlled. However external contact with the outside world shapes and develops the psyche. At this point the ego develops. The ego governs and controls the id. The ego is partly

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    “The ego is not master in its own house.” -Sigmund Freud This quote by Sigmund Freud explains how the decisions of the ego are not made on its own. The ego has the super-ego and the id telling it what to do‚ and the ego has to balance out what they both want. The ego may make the final decision but the super-ego and id are the ones putting in their opinions. In the book “The Lord of the Flies” certain characters help to represent part of Sigmund Freud’s theory of the idego‚ and super-ego

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    large unconscious that affects much of our behavior. He believed in The Id‚ The Ego‚ and The Superego‚ and that those parts of our mind controlled our behavior. The Id‚ running on the “pleasure principle”‚ is desires you have that are not socially acceptable. The Ego‚ running on the “reality principle”‚ is rational and logical thinking. The Superego‚ running on the “morality principle” represses the unacceptable desires of The Id and focuses on blending into social norms. Understanding the ideas of

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    Freud’s theories on the conscience. Freud’s “id” is shown through primitive actions of certain characters; those that involve little judgment and rely on instincts rather than informed decisions. The “ego” can be observed through basic thoughts and decisions that are made without the influence of conscience. The “super-ego” is‚ in fact‚ conscious thought itself‚ often characterized by the guilt or other feelings that come as a result of the “id” and “ego”. As you will see‚ Freudian theory has an important

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