Psychology Insights for a Better Mind

Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory

Freud divided personality into three parts:

• The Id (Lower Self): Primitive instincts seeking immediate pleasure (pleasure principle).
• The Ego (Middle Self): The rational part that deals with reality.
• The Superego (Higher Self): Moral conscience, ideals, and sense of right and wrong.

The balance between these three forces shapes our personality and behavior.

Louis Thurstone proposed that intelligence is not a single general ability but consists of seven primary mental abilities:

1. Verbal Comprehension
2. Verbal Fluency
3. Numerical Ability
4. Spatial Visualization
5. Perceptual Speed
6. Reasoning
7. Memory

These abilities are relatively independent but work together.

Practical Steps:

• Don't stay hungry for long periods.
• Look in the mirror when angry.
• Count to 10.
• Leave the triggering situation.
• Avoid negative people.
• Pray, read Quran, seek forgiveness.
• Set goals and forgive others.