AP PSYCHOLOGY

PERSONALITY

PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Select all true answers
A
He was a medical student and researcher, who focused on neurobiology
B
Freud is dead
C
Freud divided human consciousness into two levels of awareness which are the conscious, and unconscious
D
Id is the primitive part of the mind
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The most primitive part of the human mind, the id is the source of our bodily needs, wants, desires, and impulses. Freud believed that the id acts according to the “pleasure principle” – the psychic force that motivates the tendency to seek immediate gratification of any impulse.

Detailed explanation-2: -The id is the primitive and instinctive component of personality. The id is a part of the unconscious that contains all the urges and impulses, including what is called the libido, a kind of generalized sexual energy that is used for everything from survival instincts to appreciation of art.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Id. The id is the only component of personality that is present from birth. This aspect of personality is entirely unconscious and includes instinctive and primitive behaviors.

Detailed explanation-4: -Freud believed that the id was personality’s most basic and primal part. It is the only part of personality that is present at birth. The id controls all of a person’s instinctual behaviors. Since the id is primitive and instinctual, it operates on an unconscious level.

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