Hey guys, It`s Nikki *and i`m wondering do
you know what topographical, dynamic or economic
model are.
You don`t or you`re just not quite sure* then
stay to find out.
In the previous video we made a quick overview
of Sigmund Freud`s theories *but before getting
into more details it`s important to explain
some of the ways he describes the psyches’
life.*
The first way he does that* is through places
or that`s the topographical model:*you can
imagine it like a fun- fair * you have a main
road where all the attractions which you can
see at the moment are* your eyes are overwhelmed
by all the colors: *that`s your consciousness.
*In other words, that`s all the available
information at the moment:*much like is for
you now this video, and my voice.* All that
is on the main road*and what is right in front
of your eyes.
The second type of places is all the places
you went and know about *but can`t see at
the moment *that`s the subconsciousness- *that`s
all the information accumulated in your head,*
which you don`t use at the moment* but you
could use if you wanted to.
The third type of places is all the restricted
areas you are prohibited from going in to.*
You are unaware of most of them, you just
don`t know what`s inside* but those places
make possible the existence of the fun- fair
by making the rules and controlling the crowd.
*The people working inside those places tell
you where you can eat, where you can`t take
pictures, on which attraction you are allowed
and on which one you aren`t.
*So even though you might be unaware of the
location or even the existence of those places*
they have enormous influence over your behavior-
*that`s bacically what the unconsciousness
is.
The second way Freud describes psyches’
life is through dynamics of instincts or the
dynamic model.
*According to him* the symptoms are the only
way through which fights of mental energies
manifest themselves.* It`s like seeing a football
players after the game, you can see all the
damages all over their bodies: *Fractured
Ribs, bruises and blood.* All these are results
of their team trying to score against the
other team.*With the mental energies is the
same but even messier because it`s like playing
against five or six teams at once , with every
team having their own vendetta in one game.*
Yeah, it`s one hell of a game, no wonder most
people have issues.
*
The third way of description is the economic
model, *this one is probably the easiest one.
*Basically when we have impulses for something
like:*
‘’I want to be very good at playing piano’’,
for example, *we invest our energy: buying
a piano, going on lessons and so on.
*Investing energy is also what it means for
Freud to work on your dreams and some other
stuff that we`ll discuss later.* That will
be all for now.
In my next video i`ll talk about the structural
model of describing the psyche`s life so if
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