April 21, 200719 yr To answer your first question: I'll explain it for you in terms you can (hopefully) understand. I'm a current honours psychology student. Conscience: the ID = the devil in you ego = the balance of you super ego = the angel of you Eg. A lawyer who was training the new person was threatened by the new persons work because he was very good at what he did. At a meeting with head office the chairman asked the lawyer how his new staff member was going and whether he was fit for a promotion. The lawyer, feeling threatened that the new person was indeed extremely good at his job felt that a promotion could put him at risk. He lied to the chairman (ID conscience) and said that he wasn't doing his job properly... However the new person showed potential (Super ego - he added this bit in so he didn't feel as guilty for the lie) and he should be re-evaluated at another time (ego - the balancing of ID and superego, the middle and final outcome) Basically the ego is a compromise between the ID (devil) and the Super ego (angel) Sigmund Freud explains conscious and unconscious as a metaphor (eg. as cold as ice). He refers to the conscious and unconscious mind as an iceberg. The tiny peak that is out of the water and visible is the conscious, for a tiny bit of the iceberg under the water is the preconscious and 3/4ers of the iceberg that is not visable is the unconscious. Human behaviour is largely influenced by unconscious behaviour. Therefore using your conscience for decision making isn't always fantastic as you undermine the true motives behind it. Personally I believe noone should be able to dictate to you how to influence your decisions. I hope this has helped. The only people who tell you that you can't do something are those who have already given up on their own dreams so feel the need to discourage yours.
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