Psychoanalytical theory is a form of applied psychoanalysis using the interaction between conscious and unconscious to identify a subject or media. Personality traits and behaviors are analyzed in a particular person or media to understand the meaning behind actions or thought processes. Sigmund Frued developed the concept most thoroughly. One keystone in psychoanalytic theory is the concept of the unconscious, the part of our minds we are not in control of and for the most part unaware of. This means we are not in complete control of ourselves all the time. People are affected by events and circumstances in ways they cannot fathom. They make decisions based on logic and intelligence but also are vulnerable to emotions and other non-rational or irrational appeals. There is an endless conflict going on in our minds. Frued explains three entities; the ID, Ego, and Superego as being extremely complicated. The ID is the part that has sexual desires, passion, lust, and impulses. The Superego corresponds to the ID by wanting to conform to societies normal behaviors, rules, and principles. In between these two is the Ego trying to mediate, operating always with the aim of self-preservation. The ego stores up experience in its memory avoiding strong stimuli and brining about changes through activity.
A television show that can be analyzed using the psychoanalytical theory is Star Trek. Spoc is seen as the ego figure, Captain Kirk is the superego, and McCoy is an id figure. Because Spoc is emotionless he represents pure rationality, aka the ego. Kirk is the captain commander of the spaceship and determines what is to be done, so he represents the superego. McCoy being very emotional operates on his feelings, representing the id.
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