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Does "having a strict superego that controls a weak ego unable to cope with strong id impulses" mean

 
 
Reply Thu 11 Apr, 2013 06:47 am
Does "having a strict superego that controls a weak ego unable to cope with strong id impulses" mean "having a strict superego that controls a weak ego (that is) unable to cope with strong id impulses (that is, the weak ego is unable to cope with strong id impulses)"?

But what is "id impulse"?

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Original theoryAdorno, et al. (1950) viewed the authoritarian personality as having a strict superego that controls a weak ego unable to cope with strong id impulses. The resulting intrapsychic conflicts cause personal insecurities, resulting in that person’s superego to adhere to externally imposed conventional norms (conventionalism), and to the authorities who impose these norms (authoritarian submission). The ego-defense mechanism of projection occurs as indicated when that person avoids self-reference of the anxiety producing id impulse, by displaying them onto “inferior” minority groups in the given culture (projectivity), with associated beliefs that are highly evaluative (power and toughness), and rigid (stereotypy). Additionally, there is a cynical view of mankind and a need for power and toughness resulting from the anxieties produced by perceived lapses in society’s conventional norms (destructiveness and cynicism). Other characteristics of this personality type are a general tendency to focus upon those who violate conventional values and act harshly towards them (authoritarian aggression), a general opposition to subjective or imaginative tendencies (anti-intraception), a tendency to believe in mystic determination (superstition), and finally, an exaggerated concern with promiscuity.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarian_personality
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Reply Thu 11 Apr, 2013 06:58 am
I see it as:

Original theoryAdorno, et al. (1950) viewed the authoritarian personality as (a person ) having a strict superego (who) controls a (person) with a weak ego (who is) unable to cope with strong id impulses.

The sentence is poorly written.
oristarA
 
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Reply Thu 11 Apr, 2013 07:24 am
@PUNKEY,
Thank you PUNKEY.
What is id impulses?
dalehileman
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Reply Thu 11 Apr, 2013 10:03 am
@oristarA,
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Does "having a strict superego…... mean …….. the weak ego is unable to cope with strong id impulses)"?
Yes I think so

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But what is "id impulse"?
We'd say instead, "impulse of the id," meaning sudden subconscious desire

Punk is right, seems poorly written, maybe missing punctuation. Original theory: Adorno, et al. (1950)…...with strong impulses of the id.
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Reply Thu 11 Apr, 2013 10:06 am
@oristarA,
"Id" was a term coined by Sigmund Freud to explain his theory of human personality. You can read about it here...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud#Id.2C_ego_and_super-ego
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Reply Thu 11 Apr, 2013 10:40 am
@maxdancona,
maxdancona wrote:

"Id" was a term coined by Sigmund Freud to explain his theory of human personality. You can read about it here...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud#Id.2C_ego_and_super-ego


Excellent!
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