Summary of Freud, Pulsiones, Pulsion de Vida, Pulsion de Muerte

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In this video, Freud discusses the new theory of the psyche which is based on the principle of pleasure. He provides three examples of how this theory can be applied in clinical practice. Lastly, he discusses the propensity of the psyche to move towards death in terms of a psychoanalytic drive.

• 00:00:00 In this video, we'll be discussing Freud and the impulses of life and death. First, Freud describes the psyche in terms of pleasure principle, which is that the body tends to maintain a level of excitement by reducing external and internal stimuli. This is the principle of economic regulation that governs the psychism, which is the search for pleasure. He also allows for the reformulation of his earlier conception of the psychism, which was based on the principle of pleasure. Freud then goes on to discuss three examples of this new theory in clinical practice: in the case of traumatic memory, the recollection of dreams, and pathological compulsions. In all three cases, the phenomenon is the opposite of what was expected--it is a complete displacement of desire or a sexual impulse, rather than its realization. In therapy, when a patient resists treatment, this is also an unknown mechanism at work. Lastly, Freud discusses the propensity of the psyche to move towards death in terms of a psychoanalytic drive. He defines death as purely psychological, without any parallel in any other theory, including evolutionary, Darwinian, or any other biological theory. Our review of life and death has reminded us that, if it has served its purpose, you can give it a like and that everything I