Freud's 1923 essay revises his model of the mind. He proposes that the psyche consists of the id, the ego, and the superego, replacing the earlier division of conscious and unconscious. The id is the reservoir of drives, the ego is the part that deals with reality, and the superego carries moral demands. Freud shows how the ego serves three masters: the id, the superego, and the outside world, and links this structure to anxiety, guilt, and the Oedipus complex.
The essay is short but dense, and it is a key text in psychoanalysis. It suits students of psychology and philosophy, as well as general readers who want to understand where the terms ego and id come from.
Deep, inward-looking and open-ended; a demanding read.
Best for readers like The Wisdom Collector. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1923
- Publisher
- Anaconda
- ISBN
- 9783730605400
- Language
- DE
