Sigmund Frued analyzed dreams and how they related to the minds of people. He believed that the actions people commit do not occur by chance but are actually motivated by their unconscious to a certain extent. Some of our impulses could be released in our dreams and that the unconscious expresses itself in symbols separated into three parts. Id is what Frued believes to be the strongest and most important as it is what leads humans to make uncivilized decisions centered on, “primal instincts, pleasures, desires, and unchecked urges”(Mcleod). This part of our mind can lead us to commit deviant acts, break folkways, or even morals. Id pushes people towards to commit something against their better judgement. However for some people Id is actually …show more content…
They both agreed on the belief of the unconscious mind but greatly disagreed on its role in a dream. Although they worked closely alongside each other, Jung does not believe that the unconscious is as primative or sexual but instead he views it as spiritual, with a very much more down to earth approach. He set out to explore his theory and began a new study, separate from Frued. Jung stated that dreams are how we familiarize ourselves with our unconscious (Hurd). Through our dreams the unconscious part of us can communicate with our waking life, unlike Frued that saw the unconscious just driving us toward desires. Furthermore, dreams aren’t trying to hide these dark desires or feelings but instead it gives us insight into our unconsciousness. Dreams weren’t meant to be so concealing but actually helped us discover things about ourselves. The purpose of some of these dreams are to help the person develop and progress in their waking life (Macleod). Jung’s take on the mind is much simpler and consists of two opposing forces, the ego and the counter ego. Ego is a part of ourselves and the appearance we show in our daily lives to people especially in public or formal places. The counter ego, or shadow, works against the ego. The shadow is the dark side of one’s self that they keep in the back of their mind or behind the stage of the performance they put on in public places (Hurd). Basically the ego is frontstage and the counter ego is backstage of our behavior. This shadow can sometimes be similar to what Frued considered Id as uncivilized, blunt, and a slightly socially dysfunctional (Hurd). Also the counter ego would sometimes move frontstage that would result in an embarrassing moment which would lead a person to use face work. This is when the person would have to move the unacceptable behavior backstage and try to hide it. Our dreams and our conscious behavior are often tied closely