2017 Personality 09: Freud and the Dynamic Unconscious

In this lecture, 9th in the 2017 series, I discuss some of the essential of Sigmund Freud's theories, concentrating on his conceptualizations of the dynamic (living) unconscious.

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[SandGob]

I am from Pakistan, the 6th most populous country (but ranked 158th in terms of GDP). I'm sure I'm maybe one of the very few people who might have seen this whole lecture out of 220 million countrymates. I got admission in an ivy league school in the US but couldn't go because it was too expensive and ended up pursuing a degree locally. You have truly equalized the opportunity to learn and grow by sharing. Deeply indebted!

[SusejFTW]

I am honored to be able to sit in your classes through this platform. Thank you so much for doing this for us.

[Garo]

Notes to self :
5:00 formulating personalities
10:30 the effects of birth control pill
15:20 freuds unconscious
25:35 ego
28:40 ideas/ emotion
35:00 depression

[Milestonemonger]

I've been immersing myself in JBP's lectures, talks and interviews for the past couple of months, and, I can honestly say that I am a different person.

[YourNickIsTaken]

cheat sheet to myself:



00:20 why Freud is persona non grata
02:05 Freud about himself
02:53 unconsciousness mind / processes
06:23 behavior might not immediately accessible to your awareness
07:02 independent memory systems (procedures/imagination/semantic, ...?)
08:23 sexual and aggressive impulses
09:40 male and female distances
10:19 birth control pills give woman power
12:45 danger of sexuality
14:37 sexual repression
15:13 Freudian world / types of unconsciousness
* conservative: Memory distortion, arguments, time slices, discipline...
21:42 * dissolutive: procedure memory, memorization
22:32 * creative: art, dreams (observation)
24:09 ideal of you are controlling unconscious - less integrated = less self-control + more unconscious controls you.
24:39 * mythopoetic: sex and aggressive
27:59 EGO Jean Piaget vs Freud
28:38 pathogen: Somatiker (physical) vs Psychiker (mental)
30:48 1st who thought conversation is the cure (for repression)
33:14 example for "Repression" / complex (boss comments you --> at home you freak out because of the trigger)
35:43 Defense Mechanism: repression / denial / reaction formation / displacement / identification / rationalization / intellectualization / sublimation / projection)
36:08 example for "Denial": losing your left / ability for diabetes
39:19 example for "Reaction Formation": hate your sister, but you act out like you really love her (overcompensation)
39:34 example for "Displacement" series of passing on the suffering to whom you have power over.
39:48 example for "identification": bullied becomes the bully
39:56 example for "rationalization": come up with explanation
40:12 example for "intellectualization": intelligent reasoning
40:25 example for "sublimation": press you suffering to something else that creates new thing
40:41 example for "projection": it's not me - it's you!
41:01 Neurotic Manifestation
44:45 Jokes
46:26 Dreams
Jung: dream is clear
Freud: dream is suppression

[pizzapizza]

I say this with the most serious notion. If you were my professor, I would never be bored, I would never grow tired of learning, and lastly I would never miss a lecture. As for passing..well that's another thing entirely!

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00:20 - Why Freud is not populair under psychologists 
01:06 - Oedipus complex shortly 
02:05 - Freud about his life
02:58 - Global introduction
08:22 - Why Freud was so focused on sexuality 
15:14 - The different functions of unconscious 
16:58 - Conservative function of the unconscious
19:08 - (the meaning of meaning)
20:09 - (the unconscious and studying) 
21:39 - Dissolutive function of the unconscious  
22:32 - Creative function of the unconscious
23:27 - Ego, ID
24:13 - Not being able to control the unconscious; OCD, Tourette, love
25:38 - Freud's and Piaget's take on the dynamic unconscious (anorexia example)
28:34 - Freud's reasons for mental disorders 
30:38 - (Freud was the first person to think dialogue could be curative)
31:30 - Experiences and complexes
33:43 - Defence mechanisms 
36:09 - (denial, diabetic example)
39:19 - (reaction formation)
39:34 - (displacement)
38:47 - (identification) 
39:57 - (rationalization) 
40:12 - (Intellectualization) 
40:25 - (Sublimation) 
40:43 - (Projection) 
41:02 - Neurotic manifestations 
41:36 - Hysteria 
44:45 - Jokes 
46:27 - Dreams

[rossmanngroup]

46:00 about society going after the comedians gave me a chill

[deedlessdeity]

Freud was a pioneer of a new field. Pioneers make mistakes. They have to. How could they not? They explore uncharted territory. They must get lost some times.
Those who come after are not stuck in his tangled journey, they see it fresh and new from the outside, much easier to bicker away and add new elements to the make the shape more and more right. Of course they will have some better theories, they didn't need to come up with the base, there already was a seed.

[lowlypeasant]

You know a lecture is good when you wish it would go on for another hour.

[francineemma]

I wait for these lectures. I'm overjoyed when one is released. I grab my notepad, pen and earphones and go to online class ;) we want more Jordan Peterson, we want more.

[vervex]

Great lecture, as always.

I highly relate to the parenthesis Peterson makes regarding female contraception and the pill. I was on the pill from age 16 to 21, and it's not until I stopped taking the pill that I realized how much it diminished my libido, as I finally awakened to my sexuality. Now, aged 28 and not relying on the pill any longer, I deeply appreciate that I can feel the natural cycles my body goes through, knowing exactly when I'm fertile and when I'm about to have my period, the highs and lows, trusting my body to regulate itself (which it does very well, like clockwork). My long-term relationship with a very laid-back, sexually repressed man, also deteriorated quite fast after I dropped the pill. I truly believe that it was because I was more in touch with my body that I was able to know myself better and allow an encounter with the wonderful man that has since become my husband. We have a wonderful relationship and sexual life. I would not recommend the pill to anyone unless absolutely necessary.

[plainluke]

15:20 - 16:57 (memory and repression) / 19:40 - 21:37 (why & how it is we look at the world & avoidance & control) / 24:25 - 27:55 (spirits grip control of behaviour / the self judge / issue of perfection) / 30:35 - 34:40 (dialogue is curative / work example of trauma or complex) / 34:40 (Repession, denial, reaction & displacement)

[traianima]

Must be rewarding for a professor to get applause at the end of his lectures

[kengentry]

An excellent point that when comedians are pressured into silence about certain topics, things will go from bad to worse pretty soon. This is already happening in the US.

[ryan]

My favorite jbp lecture. Nobody talks positively of freud anymore.

[DesignRhythm]

You know you're doing something right when your students applaud at the end of your lecture...can't recall that happening once during my undergrad.

[maurinarobinson]

my super ego tells me that I should be a billion times more situated in the world than I am as an adult. a learned trait most likely from a combinatuon of a tyranical father and a mother stuck in a state of inability to be self reliant. I've had to learn that trying to do everything at once is a good way to do nothing. you get half way through two jobs, school, a clean house, and driving school and you break down like I did and you accomplish nothing. aquirable goals are necessary and nothing to be ashamed of. also expressing emotion isn't just for children. you don't need to be perfect all the time and the house doesn't need to be either perfect or given up on. small steps are ok.

[mathxnoob]

Most critics would not be able to finish these lectures. I really am thankful for introducing me to psychology. It sure was helpful when I was still at my lowest and is still helping me in my career in Engineering. :)

[alphadarkocharlie]

Dr petersn, pls put patreon info in your description more often or in every video. you deserve it way more then anybody else does, dont be shy about it. let people value you as much as they want