Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality *If you want the Ms Powerpoint Presentation of it just email me at gepfelaire@gmail.com

1. PSYCHOANALYTIC
THEORY OF
PERSONALITY
BY: SIGMUND FREUD

2. OVERVIEW OF PSYCHOANALYSIS
•Psychoanalysis emphasizes
unconscious motivation – the
main cause of behavior lies
buried in unconscious mind.
•It is both an approach to
therapy and a theory of
personality.

3. OVERVIEW OF PSYCHOANALYSIS
CONSCIOUS MIND
PRE – CONSCIOUS
MIND
UNCONSCIOUS
MIND
LEVELS OF MENTAL LIFE

4. OVERVIEW OF PSYCHOANALYSIS
THOUGHTS
AND
PERCEPTIONS
LEVELS OF MENTAL LIFE

5. OVERVIEW OF PSYCHOANALYSIS
MEMORIES AND
STORED
KNOWLEDGES
LEVELS OF MENTAL LIFE

6. OVERVIEW OF PSYCHOANALYSIS
-FEARS
-UNACCEPTABLE SEXUAL
DESIRES
-VIOLENT MOTIVES
-IRRATIONAL WISHES
-IMMORAL URGES
-SELFISH NEEDS
-SHAMEFUL EXPERIENCES
-TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES
LEVELS OF MENTAL LIFE

7. 3 STRUCTURES
OF PERSONALITY
ID EGO SUPEREGO

8. 3 STRUCTURES OF PERSONALITY
1. ID
•The “ID” is formed during the
infancy stage.
•Operates on PLEASURE
PRINCIPLE – to gain instant
gratification and avoiding pain.
•“BAD BOY OF OUR PERSONALITY”

9. 3 STRUCTURES OF PERSONALITY
2. SUPEREGO
•The “SUPEREGO” develops by the end
of preschool years.
•Operates on MORAL PRINCIPLE
-exerts influence on what is right and
wrong.
•“FOLLOWS THE RULES”

10. 3 STRUCTURES OF PERSONALITY
3. EGO
•The “EGO” is formed during toddler and
preschool.
•Operates on REALITY PRINCIPLE
– does realistic and logical thinking.
•“THE RATIONAL LEVEL”

11. CONFLICT BETWEEN ID AND SUPEREGO
ID – “I WANT” SUPEREGO – “I SHOULD”
EGO – “I WILL”

12. CONFLICT BETWEEN ID AND SUPEREGO
THE EGO BECOMES THE MEDIATOR BETWEEN THE CONFLICT OF ID AND SUPEREGO

13. CONFLICT BETWEEN ID AND SUPEREGO
I want ice cream right now!!!!
AAAAAARRRGHGHGH!
No. You’re becoming obese.
Stop!
(Eats a small bar
of chocolate)

14. 5 PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES
OF DEVELOPMENT
•Freud believed that early experiences are very
important in human development.
•During these stages of development, the EROGENOUS
ZONES associated with each stage serves as source of
pleasure.
•A person can become FIXATED or stuck in a stage
when a basic need is not met, therefore it may affect
development.

15. 5 PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES
OF DEVELOPMENT
According to Sigmund Frued
STAGE 1:
ORAL
STAGE 2:
ANAL
STAGE 3:
PHALLIC
STAGE 4:
LATENCY
STAGE 5:
GENITAL

16. PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
1. ORAL STAGE – Birth to 18 months
• Pleasure comes from oral through mouth sucking
eating , mouthing, chewing and biting.

17. PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
ORAL STAGE FIXATIONS:
ORAL RECEPTIVE (Smoking,
Overeat, Drink Alcohol)
ORAL AGGRESSIVE (Cursing,
Gossiping, Biting of Nails)

18. PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
2. ANAL STAGE – 18 months until 3 years
• Pleasure focuses on bowel movement
(withholding/eliminating feces)

19. PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
ANAL STAGE FIXATIONS:
ANAL EXPULSIVE (Messy and
Disorganized)
ANAL RETENTIVE (Obsession with
cleanliness, perfection and control)

20. PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
3. PHALLIC STAGE – 3 to 6 years
• Pleasure through genitals.
• Child starts to recognize what
it means to be a girl or a boy.
• Conflicts arise due to greater emotional attachment
to one parent over another.

21. PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
OEDIPUS COMPLEX ELECTRA COMPLEX

22. PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
PHALLIC STAGE FIXATIONS:
VANITY
SEXUAL DEVIANCES
(EXHIBITIONISM)

23. PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
PHALLIC STAGE FIXATIONS:
WEAK OR CONFUSED SEXUAL IDENTITY

24. PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
4. LATENCY STAGE – 7 to 11 years
• Focuses on physical and academic skills of the children.
• Sexual urges remain repressed
• The child builds up social group
with their same gender.
(Boys with Boys, Girls with Girls)

25. PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
5. GENITAL STAGE – 12 years onwards
• The puberty stage where sexual urges are once again
awakened.
• Focus their sexual urges
towards the opposite sex
peers.
• Pleasure is centered on
the genitals.

26. “The only person on
whom you have to
compare yourself
is YOU in the past”
- SIGMUND FREUD