The id is fueled by life-integrating sexual energy or libido. Since the id is at an unconscious level and operates on the pleasure principle, the major activity of the id .
Primary Psychological Paradigms 4.
(primary process) or reflective activity. The ego is governed by the reality principle whereby the instinctual demands of the id are mediated by demands of reality (second process). The superego develops during early childhood for purpose of examing society's moral values as interpreted by ones parents. The interplay between the id, ego and superego results in conflict for most individuals at some point in development. The interplay of the three psychic forces is referred to as psychodynamics. One result of unresolved conflict between ego and id is the formation of defense mechanisms. Defense mechanisms protect the ego from anxiety.
Tension between id and ego from early childhood to later stages in adult development. Such tension can be traced to problems linked to psychosexual development. Interestingly, Freud originally assumed that childhood sexual abuse was the central cause of his patient's hysterical behavior. Freud later changed his thinking asserting that his clients were reporting fantasy rather than fact. Clearly, Freud's shift in thinking led to the change in how subsequent followers thought about psychopathology, shifting from environmental investigations to emphasis on patient fantasies. As a result, much was made of the discovery of Oedipal conflicts as .
Primary Psychological Paradigms 5.
centers on immediate gratification. Immediate gratification can occur via fantasy .
opposed to considering the possibility of actual sexual abuse. (cited 1and 4).
Behavioral Approach.
The behavioral approach is based on the general idea that normal and abnormal behavior is learned. Learning is generally referred to as the acquisition of new knowledge of skills. In psychological however, learning has a broader meaning.
