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In [[Sigmund Freud|Freud]]'s theory of the [[mind]], the [[psyche|psychical apparatus]] was differentiated into a number of systems of "[[psyche|agencies]]", each of which had distinct properties and functions, but which interacted dynamically and in conflict with each other.
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Two of these [[psyche|agencies]] can be identified in [[Sigmund Freud:Bibliography|Freud's writings]].
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The first theory, dating from about 1900 - the "[[first topography]]" - distinguishes between the [[unconscious]], [[preconscious]] and [[conscious]], while the "[[second topography]]", dating from [[{{Y}}|1923]], differentiates the three [[psyche|agencies]] of [[id]], [[ego]], and [[superego|super-ego]] (''[[Das Es]]'', ''[[Das Ich]]'', ''[[Das Über-ich]]'').
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Revision as of 02:17, 9 October 2006

In Freud's theory of the mind, the psychical apparatus was differentiated into a number of systems of "agencies", each of which had distinct properties and functions, but which interacted dynamically and in conflict with each other.

Two of these agencies can be identified in Freud's writings.

The first theory, dating from about 1900 - the "first topography" - distinguishes between the unconscious, preconscious and conscious, while the "second topography", dating from 1923, differentiates the three agencies of id, ego, and super-ego (Das Es, Das Ich, Das Über-ich).