Western Civilization II / Unit 15 WC2 1426 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Id, Ego, Superego
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The idea
The id holds the drives: eros, pleasure, and thanatos, the death drive. The superego is social pressure internalized as shame. The ego, the conscious mind, works the reality principle between them. Repressed desire returns as slips, dreams and defenses, and later unhappiness. No one is fully self-controlled.
In practice
The unconscious as the iceberg's bulk.
Where people slip
Anchor-only.
Your place on the trail
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