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Freud as a determinist

Updated: 12/14/2022
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Freud is a determinist in a number of ways. He considers the mind to have three parts (conscious, preconscious and subconscious) and the personality to have three aspects (id, ego and superego) and this to be true of all humans without fail by virtue of their Biology. He also considers development to happen at set, rigid stages. Should a conflict arise, the person will react with any one of a number of defence mechanisms. Again this is said to happen regardless of will.

His theories, however, are not totally deterministic. He did believe that all such conflicts could be rectified by working with the person, and also considered childhood environment an important factor in deciding adult personality.

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