Common misconceptions
-it's a mish mash of psychology (behaviour) and psychiatry (mental illness)
-it's all about sex.
Iceberg metaphor.
Consciousness above surface.
Unconsciousness below surface.
90% is below the surface.
Consciousness- made up of the 'ego'- the side we show the world.
Our 'super-ego' is what lies beneath the surface.
The 'ID' is what drives our sexual desires and impulse decisions and instinctual desires.
Psycho-analysis is interested in art & design & media because it explores the deep desires.