Advantages of the structural model Id, ego and super-ego
the iceberg metaphor used explain psyche s parts in relation 1 another.
freud s earlier, topographical model of mind had divided mind 3 elements of conscious, preconscious, , unconscious. conscious contains events aware of, preconscious events in process of becoming conscious, , unconscious include events not aware of. @ heart dialectic of unconscious traumatic memory versus consciousness...which became conflict between system ucs versus system cs. freud called disagreeable discovery on 1 hand (super-)ego , conscious , on other hand repressed , unconscious far coinciding, freud took step in structural model no longer use term unconscious in systematic sense, , rename mental region foreign ego...[and] in future call id . partition of psyche defined in structural model 1 cuts across topographical model s partition of conscious vs. unconscious .
new terminology introduced has highly clarifying effect , made further clinical advances possible. value lies in increased degree of precision , diversification made possible: although id unconscious definition, ego , super-ego both partly conscious , partly unconscious. more, new model freud achieved more systematic classification of mental disorder had been available previously:
transference neuroses correspond conflict between ego , id; narcissistic neuroses, conflict between ego , superego; , psychoses, 1 between ego , external world.
it important realise however, 3 newly presented entities, id, ego , superego, had lengthy past histories (two of them under other names) —the id systematic unconscious, super-ego conscience/ego ideal. equally, freud never abandoned topographical division of conscious, preconscious, , unconscious, though noted ruefully 3 qualities of consciousness , 3 provinces of mental apparatus not fall 3 peaceful couples...we had no right expect such smooth arrangement.
the iceberg metaphor commonly used visual metaphor when attempting relate ego, id , superego conscious , unconscious mind. in iceberg metaphor entire id , part of both superego , ego submerged in underwater portion representing unconscious mind. remaining portions of ego , superego displayed above water in conscious mind area.
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