Tripartite personality

• what is the tripartite personality?

  Frauds theory of the mind consisting of 3 parts
• what are the 3 tripartite personalities?

  ID

  EGO

  SUPEREGO
• what is the ID?

  impulsive, unconscious part of mind, demands immediate gratification
• what principle is the ID based on?

  pleasure principle
• when does the ID form?

  since birth
• what is the EGO?

  rational part of mind
• what principle is the EGO based on?

  reality principle
• when is the EGO present?

  2 years old
• what does EGO act as?

  referee between demands of ID and SUPEREGO
• what is the SUPEREGO?

  embodies child's sense of right & wrong as well as ideal self
• when is SUPEREGO present?

  4 years old
• what does SUPEREGO aim to do?

  perfect & civilise behaviour
• how is the SUPEREGO learned?

  identification with same sex parent
• what is the example for tripartite personality?

  criminal behaviour
• what are criminals according to the tripartite personality?

  children who didn't make transition from being ID dominant to EGO dominant
• what is the ID personality?

  selfish, childish, greedy - demands immediate gratification
• what ca ID personality result in?

  impulsive behaviours such as stealing
• what would internalising values of criminal parent result in?

  weak SUPEREGO
• what does a weak SUPEREGO mean?

  low moral control & higher chance of criminal behaviour