AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The ego is the only part of the conscious personality. It’s what the person is aware of when they think about themselves, and is what they usually try to project toward others. The ego develops to mediate between the unrealistic id and the external real world. It is the decision-making component of personality.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition: Ego. EGO: For Freud, the ego is “the representative of the outer world to the id” ("Ego and the Id” 708). In other words, the ego represents and enforces the reality-principle whereas the id is concerned only with the pleasure-principle.

Detailed explanation-3: -The three ego states are called-Parent, Adult and Child ego states. These three ego states comprise individual personality. Each ego state is an entire system of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours from which we interact with one another. Understanding our ego states helps us to understand Who am I?

Detailed explanation-4: -The id is what drives our needs and desires, and the superego strives for morality and perfection. The ego is the mediator between the two that tries to fulfill the needs of the id and the superego while accounting for the demands of reality.

Detailed explanation-5: -The ego operates based on the reality principle, which works to satisfy the id’s desires in a manner that is realistic and socially appropriate. 3 For example, if a person cuts you off in traffic, the ego prevents you from chasing down the car and physically attacking the offending driver.