CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

FREUDS PERSONALITY THEORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The part of the iceberg that sticks out at the top represents
A
conscious mind
B
subconscious mind
C
pre-conscious mind
D
unconscious mind
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The top of the iceberg that you can see above the water represents the conscious mind. The part of the iceberg that is submerged below the water, but is still visible, is the preconscious.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality, the conscious mind consists of everything inside of our awareness. 1 This is the aspect of our mental processing that we can think and talk about rationally. The conscious mind includes: Fantasies. Feelings.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to C.G. Jung consciousness is comprised of four aspects-thinking, feeling, sensing and intuiting. It is almost impossible to separate one aspect from another for they are inextricably joined in our body-mind.

Detailed explanation-4: -The tip of the iceberg above the water represents conscious awareness. The bulk of the iceberg below the water symbolizes the unconscious mind where all of the hidden desires, thoughts, and memories exist.

Detailed explanation-5: -“The mind is like an iceberg; it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.” –Sigmund Freud, Founder of Psychoanalysis.

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