In [[psychoanalysis]] and other forms of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_psychology depth psychology], the '''psyche''' (pronounced [ˈsaɪki]) refers to the [[forces]] in an [[individual]] that [[influence]] [[thought]], [[behavior]] and [[personality]].[1] The [[word]] is borrowed from ancient [[Greek]], and refers to the [[concept]] of the self, encompassing the modern [[ideas]] of [[soul]], self, and mind. The Greeks believed that the soul or "psyche" was responsible for behaviour.[2][3]
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In [[psychoanalysis]] and other forms of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_psychology depth psychology], the '''psyche''' (pronounced [ˈsaɪki]) refers to the [[forces]] in an [[individual]] that [[influence]] [[thought]], [[behavior]] and [[personality]].[1] The [[word]] is borrowed from ancient [[Greek]], and refers to the [[concept]] of the self, encompassing the modern [[ideas]] of [[soul]], self, and mind. The Greeks believed that the soul or "psyche" was responsible for behaviour.[2][3]
==Freud's structural theory of the psyche==
==Freud's structural theory of the psyche==
[[Sigmund Freud]], the creator of [[psychoanalysis]], believed that the psyche was composed of 3 components:[4]
[[Sigmund Freud]], the creator of [[psychoanalysis]], believed that the psyche was composed of 3 components:[4]