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id ego superego Born with
Based on pleasure principle
Wants what feels good at the time
Doesn’t care about reality or about the needs of anyone else
Contains the passions
Shapes the reality of one’s inner world
(i.e.: babies)
Impulses and self-gratification can take over life Based on the reality principle
Develops as child interacts more with the world
Understands that others have needs and desires
Must meet the needs of the id while taking into consideration reality
Records contacts with external reality
Represents reason and common sense
(i.e.: mediator)
Strongest in a healthy person Moral part that develops due to the moral and ethical restraints placed on us by our caregivers
Dictates our belief of right and wrong
Incorporates parental attitudes, standards of society, and a person’s own ideals for himself
Driven by ridged morals – judgmental and unbending in interactions with the world
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ego looks for a healthy balance between id and superego
According to Freud – have 2 drives
Sex
Aggression
Everything we do is motivated by one of these drives
Sex = Eros or the Life force
Drive to live, prosper, and produce offspring
Aggression = Thanatos or our Death force
Need to stay alive and starve off threats to our existence, our power, and our prosperity
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ego has the Defense – Defense Mechanisms to help control the id and superego
When the ego complies with the commands of the superego, one feels at rest and secure
When the ego refuses compliance, one feels guilt and remorse