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Psychoanalytic Theory

Psychoanalytic Theory. Rational. Rational thought (balance between hedonism of Id and moralism of super-ego). Strict morality (no special circumstances) . Only purpose: desire and pleasure. Assumptions. theory of human personality. Theories concerned with unconscious mind .

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Psychoanalytic Theory

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  1. Psychoanalytic Theory

  2. Rational Rational thought (balance between hedonism of Id and moralism of super-ego) Strict morality (no special circumstances) Only purpose: desire and pleasure

  3. Assumptions • theory of human personality. • Theories concerned with unconscious mind. • PA theory is universalist in scope • Focus on psyche of author or characters • elements including Id, Ego and Superego.

  4. What To Do • unresolved emotions, psychological conflicts, guilt or ambivalence in characters. • author's background • Character behavior • Use Freudian terms in analysis • dreams • -symbolism • -condensation • -displacement

  5. Big Question • How is Freud’s structural model of personality illustrated in this text and to what effect?

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