BES3148: [ID, EGO, SUPEREGO] PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY OF PERSONALITES

ID

• It contains all the instincts such as hunger, thirst, sex

ID

The most primitive part with which the newborn infant comes equipped

ID

Does not know right from wrong. The source of out sexual and aggressive inhibitions

ID

• Goals: maximize pleasure; simply seeks gratification and avoid pain

ID

Primary process: the way of processing information; illogical, emotional, filled with fantasies and preoccupied with sex.

EGO

Strains towards objectivity and acting realistically

EGO

Can be thought of as the “control center” of the personality. The executive manager/president

EGO

Secondary Process: the way the ego operates which is characterized by logic and reason

EGO

The _ constantly tries to reconcile the irrational wants of the id and superego with the realistic demand of the world

SUPEREGO

Represents the moral aspects

SUPEREGO

Internal judicial branch that is referred to as the conscience.

SUPEREGO

The conscience is harsh and uncompromising which judge our thoughts, intentions, and actions

SUPEREGO

Occurs as the parents, adults, and others pass on society’s values and standards

Ego ideal

rules and standards of good behaviors. The idealistic view of what is right and perfect

Conscience

that sense of guilt when we do something bad.