AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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: -Freud described the ego as a part of personality that allows the id’s desires to be expressed in a realistic and acceptable way. The ego develops from the id, but has been modified by the influence of the real world. It operates on what Freud described as the reality principle.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ego operates based on the reality principle, which strives to satisfy the id’s desires in realistic and socially appropriate ways.

Detailed explanation-4: -"The superego is like a relentless conscience that distinguishes right from wrong in no uncertain terms. Its prime objective is to keep the id in check. In this regard, it is the function of the ego to mediate between the prime desires of the id and the superego’s unbending effort to inhibit those desires."

Detailed explanation-5: -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?