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| + | According to the [[Freud]]'s first "[[topographical model]]", the [[mind]] or [[psyche]] | ||
| + | is divided into three three separate component parts, systems or "psychical localities": | ||
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| + | * the [[conscious]] ('''[[conscious|Cs]]'''), | ||
| + | * the [[preconscious]] ('''[[preconscious|Pcs]]''') and | ||
| + | * the [[unconscious]] ('''[[unconscious|Ucs]]''') | ||
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| + | ===Material=== | ||
| + | Material in the [[unconscious]] could never become [[conscious]], but material in the [[preconscious]] could occasionally become [[conscious]]. | ||
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| + | The [[unconscious]], Freud saw as containing material which had been [[repressed]] for some reason: because it was too [[traumatic]] or [[pain]]ful to reach [[consciousness]]. | ||
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| + | This material might consist of memories, fantasies, wishes, dreams, etc. | ||
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| + | ==Structural Model== | ||
| + | The three structures of the [[id]], [[ego]], and [[superego]] Freud saw as mapping onto this model. | ||
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| + | The [[ego]] he argued was not always [[conscious]], or even [[preconscious]]. | ||
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| + | The [[superego]], he argued, spanned the [[unconscious]] and the [[preconscious]], while the [[id]] was completely [[unconscious]]. | ||
Revision as of 03:05, 3 September 2006
Topographical Model
According to the Freud's first "topographical model", the mind or psyche is divided into three three separate component parts, systems or "psychical localities":
- the conscious (Cs),
- the preconscious (Pcs) and
- the unconscious (Ucs)
Material
Material in the unconscious could never become conscious, but material in the preconscious could occasionally become conscious.
The unconscious, Freud saw as containing material which had been repressed for some reason: because it was too traumatic or painful to reach consciousness.
This material might consist of memories, fantasies, wishes, dreams, etc.
Structural Model
The three structures of the id, ego, and superego Freud saw as mapping onto this model.
The ego he argued was not always conscious, or even preconscious.
The superego, he argued, spanned the unconscious and the preconscious, while the id was completely unconscious.
