Assumption one

• first assumption is known as the tripartite model of the mind
• frued though that your subconcious is split into three parts
• there is the ID which is the most impulsive part of our personality
• ID is present at birth
• ID demands immediate satisfaction
• ID is also known as the pleasure principle
• the main aim of the ID is to gain pleasure and gratification of any cost
• ego is the conscious, rational part of the mind
• ego develops at around 2 years old
• ego works out a realistic way of balancing the demands of the ID in a socially acceptable way
• ego is governed by the reality principle
• the super ego is the last part of the personality to develop
• super ego forms at around 4 years old
• the super ego embodies the child's sense of right and wrong as well as their ideal self
• super ego seeks to be perfect and civilise out behaviour
• super ego is learned through identification with ones parents and others