Monday, 22 August 2016

#4 Question on Freud's theory on iceberg

"What does it mean if all of the things that Freud classified as unconscious in the mental iceberg drawing are very conscious to me and I constantly think about them?"



It means that you’re more ‘in-touch’ with your thoughts, actions and emotions and that other ‘things’ will be within your unconscious. 

Nobodies unconscious are the same. It’s made up of memories, desires, fears and motives that we’re unaware of. They ‘drive’/influence our behavior and are usually accessible with the help of therapy.


Please note that the unconscious is a theory and has never been tested as ‘real’. The diagram is to explain Freud’s idea of consciousness and someone has added those feelings/emotions to give an example of what’s in there. 
Don’t believe everything on the internet as fact.

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