PERSONALITY

• PERSONALITY:

  Freud described personality in 3 parts:

  • The ID
  • The EGO
  • The SUPEREGO
• THE ID:

  • Governed by the PLEASURE principle
  • Present at BIRTH
  • Seeks nothing but PLEASURE & INSTANT GRATIFICATION
• THE EGO:

  • Governed by the REALITY principle
  • Develops around 2 years old
  • Uses DEFENCE mechanisms to reduce CONFLICT between the demands of the ID and the SUPEREGO
• THE SUPEREGO:

  • Governed by the MORALITY principle (sense of right / wrong)
  • Develops around the age of 5
  • Represents the MORAL standards of the child’s SAME SEX PARENT
  • Punishes the EGO for WRONGDOING through GUILT