CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

FREUDS PERSONALITY THEORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the main goal of the ego?A. To satisfy it’s own demandB. To add fuel in the conflict between ego and superegoC. To balance the demand of the id and superegoD. To deploy defenses to protect the person from anxiety
A
Pleasure
B
Reality
C
C. To balance the demand of the id and superego
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ego operates according to the reality principle, working out realistic ways of satisfying the id’s demands, often compromising or postponing satisfaction to avoid negative consequences of society. The ego considers social realities and norms, etiquette and rules in deciding how to behave.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ego prevents us from acting on our basic urges (created by the id) but also works to achieve a balance with our moral and idealistic standards (created by the superego).

Detailed explanation-3: -The id, ego and superego work together to create human behavior. The id creates the demands, the ego adds the needs of reality, and the superego adds morality to the action which is taken.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ego operates based on the reality principle, which strives to satisfy the id’s desires in realistic and socially appropriate ways.

Detailed explanation-5: -ego, in psychoanalytic theory, that portion of the human personality which is experienced as the “self” or “I” and is in contact with the external world through perception.

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