Bellwork – May 2, 2014

1. Bellwork – May 2, 2014 • Schadenfreude (pronounced shodden-froid-uh) is the German word for taking pleasure out of the misery of others (yes, they have a word for it ). • ON YOUR HANDOUT, choose one character from Lord of the Flies that you think best embodies this concept. • Write a 2-3 sentence response, including embedded and cited text evidence explaining how this character embodies the concept of schadenfreude.

2. Friday Fun with Dr. Freud • Psychologist Sigmund Freud believed that humans were a balance of three modes of consciousness: • Id • Ego • Superego

3. Freud’s Psychoanalytical Theory of Personality • Personality is composed of three elements • ID • EGO • SUPEREGO • The three elements work together to create complex human behaviors

4. The ID • Present at birth • Entirely unconscious • Includes primitive and instinctive behavior

5. The ID • Driven by the pleasure principle • Strives for immediate gratification of all desires, wants, and needs • If needs are not satisfied immediately, the result is a state of anxiety or tension • Example: baby who’s hungry cries because he is not fed • Important early in life because it ensures all an infant’s needs are met

6. The ID • Realistically, all your needs cannot be immediately satisfied • If people were ruled entirely by the ID (the pleasure principle), we would grab what we wanted in order to satisfy cravings • This behavior is disruptive and socially unacceptable • Sally was thirsty. Rather than waiting for the server to refill her glass of water, she reached across the table and drank from Mr. Smith’s water glass, much to his surprise.

7. The EGO • Responsible for dealing with reality • Develops to ensure that the ID’s impulses can be expressed in an acceptable manner

8. The EGO • Operates based on the reality principle • Strives to satisfy the ID’s needs in realistic and socially appropriate ways • Weighs the costs and benefits of an action before acting on or abandoning impulses • EGO will allow the behavior but in an appropriate time and place • In line at the salad bar, Amy really wanted to shove a handful of croutons into her mouth. However, since her boss was there, she decided to wait another minute or two until she sat down to eat.

9. The SUPEREGO • Last component of the personality to develop • Aspect of the personality that holds all the moral standards and ideals that are acquired from society • Sense of right and wrong • Provides guidelines for making judgments • Begins to emerge around age 5

10. The SUPEREGO in two parts • The “Ideal” Ego • Includes the rules and standards for proper behavior • Obeying the rules leads to a feeling of pride, value, and accomplishment • The Conscience • Also includes information about what is viewed as improper behavior by parents or society • Improper behavior is often forbidden and leads to poor consequences, punishments, or feelings of guilt

11. The SUPEREGO • Operates according to the ideal/moral principle • Acts to perfect and civilize behavior • Works to suppress all unacceptable urges of the ID • Struggles to make the EGO act on idealistic standards rather than realistic ones • Will had worked hard all season to break the school record in cross-country. During his last race he had the opportunity to cut a corner and therefore lower his time, because no officials were watching that part of the course.  As much as he wanted to break the school record, Will knew he wouldn’t feel good about himself if he cheated, so he stuck to the course and ran as fast as he could.

12. The Interaction • The id, ego and superego work together in creating a behavior. The id creates the demands, the ego adds the needs of reality with the superego adds morality to the action which is taken. • Although, with conflicting emotions, conflict arises among the ID, EGO, and SUPEREGO • EGO is the strongest because of its ability to function despite these dueling forces • A person with ego strength is able to effectively manage these pressures, while those with too much or too little ego strength become too self-righteous or too disruptive

13. As an Allegory for LOTF…? • Which character does only what he wants and is therefore representative of the ID? • Which character tries to be realistic and is therefore representative of the EGO? • Which character is most idealistic and is therefore representative of the SUPEREGO? • What conflicts occur between the characters who represent the ID, EGO, and SUPEREGO?

14. The YouTube Patients • A series of patients have submitted their videos to you for official diagnosis. • It is up to you to diagnose these people as primarily id, ego, or superego. • After each video, discuss how you should diagnose this patient with your table colleagues. • Write your response in the designated area underneath each patient.

15. YouTube Patient #1 • Gender: Female • Age: 18 • Occupation: Witch • Is she id, ego, or superego? The diagnosis is your call! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v87NqQ5QpJ0

16. YouTube Patient #2 • Gender: Male(s) • Age: 40 • Occupation: Lawyer (turned Lost Boy) • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCSbEzI7Nz0

17. YouTube Patient #3 • Gender: Male • Age: 30 maybe • Occupation: Side-Kick to evil royal advisor • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmo0dAo-7PQ

18. Independent Practice • On your own, diagnose one character from Lord of the Flies as either id, ego, or superego. • You may also choose one character who primarily exhibits schadenfreude-like behavior. • On the back of your handout, fill the character head outline with the following: • ONE illustration in the center that reflects something that character frequently thinks about • THREE cited quotes from the novel that support your diagnosis • Be sure that your quotes & illustration are done in a colorful, creative manner.

19. Schadenfreude at Work  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIwTYL1fwJk