Tourettes

Part 1

As stated in the textbook (Myers 2004), "Freud theorized that the conflict centers on three interacting systems: id, ego, and superego. Freud found these abstract psychological concepts "useful aids to understanding" the mind's dynamics." (page 431 para 2)

Part 2

An example that can relate to Freud's theory is that of Stephanie. Stephanie is having a dilemma with her new boyfriend. She had been in a serious long term relationship for about 3 years with her ex-boyfriend and last year it ended badly. Now she is dating a new guy who is nice, respectful, and is loved by her parents and her friends. He treats her the way she should be treated, but she feels that something might be missing in their relationship. His personality is great, the attraction is intense, but he doesn't seem to mystify her. Stephanie and her boyfriend's friends get along great and everything had been going great up until a few nights ago. The only problem is her ex boyfriend had called her to ask her to go for dinner with him one day. She knows that if she has dinner with him, then she will get hung up on him again, and drop this new guy instantly because he doesn't compare to her first love.

Stephanie's ID is telling her to go see her ex boyfriend, eat dinner with him and maybe give things another try. Where as, Stephanie's superego is telling her, "He will treat me horribly again and then leave me depressed. This new guy is a really nice guy and he likes me a lot." Her ego decided to go get coffee with the ex boyfriend, talk to him for a little bit, tell him how great this new guy is and then go to dinner with the new boy and stay with him. No exceptions!

Part 3

According to NEW YORK TIMES (2006),

Freud's pyschoanalytic theory of personality which is composed of three elements. These elements are known as the id, the ego, and the superego. They work together to create complex human behaviors. The id behaves as though it were the unconscious operating on the pleasure principle, in effect if it is not constrained by reality, it seeks immediate gratification.

As seen in the example, Stephanie's ID took the road of immediate gratification, instead of weighing out her options, the id can clearly be seen as a sign of lust.

Based on the NEW YORK TIMES (2006), "The superego is present in the conscious, preconscious and unconscious working to suppress the unacceptable urges of the id and struggle to make the ego act on idealistic standards rather then realistic principles. It is usually referred

to as "the voice of conscience"." Stephanie's superego is indecisive of what should really happen. It points out the pluses and minuses of the entire situation and considers what others might think if she were to chose either path.

The ego takes place in the conscious mind and operates on the reality principle. It seeks gratification of the id's impulses in realistic ways that will bring long-term pleasure rather than pain or destruction. Stephanie's ego shows her the reality of the situation, it is the more reasonable element of the three. If she goes with the exboyfriend theres a chance that it wont work out again and she will have wasted her time so then it gives her more of a reason to stay with the new guy and give their relationship a chance because in time the part of her that feels something is missing might become clearer and then they can work on it.

Part 4

As stated by Ito, etal. (1998), "The id being the most primitive component of the self which generates biological instinctive drives for the pursuit

of pleasure." Based on work by Missler (1996), "The id to Freud was the respository of dark elemental conponents on the union personality a cauldron of seething emotions, the passions, irrationalities and primitive elements of human nature." Stephanie's id is reminding her of all the pleasures and passions that she had with her previous boyfriend. Being in the most primitive part of the brain, the id seeks immediate gratification and wants to rekindle past pleasures it recalls as being enjoyable. These rekindled emotions may cause