AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -It encompasses three structural instances, id, ego and superego. Id is entirely unconscious, while the parts of ego and superego are conscious. Freud’s model of three structural instances and their relationships constitute a paragon of psychodynamic paradigm in the conceptualization of personality.

Detailed explanation-2: -Id, Ego, and Superego. Freud proposed that the mind is divided into three components: id, ego, and superego, and that the interactions and conflicts among the components create personality (Freud, 1923/1949).

Detailed explanation-3: -The four temperament theory is a proto-psychological theory which suggests that there are four fundamental personality types: sanguine, choleric, melancholic, and phlegmatic.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Freud’s theory, the primary structural elements of personality are three, i.e. id, ego, and superego. They reside in the unconscious as forces, and they can be inferred from the ways people behave (see Fig. 2.2).