Letter to Freud: A Critical Analysis of His Concepts in Unconscious, Psychosexual Stages of Development and Structure of Personality

Running head: LETTER TO FREUD 1
LETTER TO FREUD
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LETTER TO FREUD 2
Letter to Freud
My name is (Student name) from (student institution affiliation) pursuing (student course
name and grade). I am taking this opportunity to write to you Mr. Freud concerning your theory
and concepts in the unconscious, psychosexual stages of development and structure of
personality. The concepts have contributed a lot to the field of psychology and I have some
touching personal perspectives that I hope you will put them into considerations. Please allow
me to each of the three concepts of my concern.
Concept of Unconscious
According to your theory of unconscious which is playing a major part in
psychoanalysis, the mind is divided into the conscious and unconscious part. The unconscious
mind is further divided into the id (also known as drive or instincts) and the superego which can
be referred to as conscience. The unconscious according to your theory refers to the process that
people make themselves unaware of. The human mind has hierarchical layers of conscious,
preconscious and unconscious mind respectively (Mannoni, (2015). The unconscious mind is the
level where significant psychic events occur and the events have actual and symbolic
significance to the individuals. Unconscious is the origin of all the wishes, memories or ideas
that are not socially accepted therefore psychological repression ensures they are always put out
of mind.
I tend to agree with your concept since the unconscious mind can be demonstrated in
behaviors or thoughts that the mind has no control over them. It is evident in our day to day
activities that sometimes the mind loses control over certain behaviors or thoughts and at this