A Probe into Freud’s Ego Image

Abstract

Philosophical science of psychotherapy is the knowledge of human being. How to treat human being and how to know human being is the premise and foundation of this philosophical science. As the founder of the classical school of psychoanalytic therapy, Freud sought to explore the inner psychological activities of people in the general sense based on the psychological activities of patients suffering from various mental diseases. In early days, his studies set up with people’s spiritual life and then further clarified people’s spiritual activities or mental illness from the dimensions of consciousness and subconsciousness. In the later period, the psychological structure of human is divided into three selves, which is used to explain and solve troubles mentioned. However, both two ways do not completely differ from each other. As Ego being a key connecting Freud’s mental with personality structure, this paper tries to analyze its generation, function, and separation.