AP PSYCHOLOGY

PERSONALITY

PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following statements BEST describes the FREUDIAN TRIPARTITE
A
Superego must be powerful more than ID
B
Ego should be always conforming to standards
C
Ego, ID and Superego should maintain balance.
D
Ego should be always in line with goodness.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is the moral principle of the Freudian personality structure. It shows the behavior from the combination of all the interactions between personality structures. It is referred as the “little devil” wherein all negative aspects of the personality structure lives. Ego, ID and Superego should maintain balance.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, the id is the primitive and instinctual part of the mind that contains sexual and aggressive drives and hidden memories, the super-ego operates as a moral conscience, and the ego is the realistic part that mediates between the desires of the id and the super-ego.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: Superego is the values and morals of a society that are learned from their parents. According to Freud’s personality theory, It develops at age of 3-5 years during psychosexual development.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, which of the following statements best describes the nature of the id, ego, and superego? The id, ego, and superego are abstract conceptions of a general model of personality and do not correspond to physical parts of the brain.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality, the superego is the component of personality composed of the internalized ideals that we have acquired from our parents and society. The superego works to suppress the urges of the id and tries to make the ego behave morally, rather than realistically.

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