The Id, The Ego, The Super ego
The Id
It is inborn. Its main function is the discharge of psychic energy which when pent
up products tension through the personality system. The Id operates an animal level. It
cannot differentiate between good and bad and operates on pleasure principle.
The Ego
The Id known only the subjective reality of the mind. The second concept ofFreud Is the ego which distinguishes between subjective reality and things in the external
environment. It operates on the principle of reality. The Ego is called the executive of
personality. It obeys the reality principle and operates by means of secondary process.
The Ego is an organized portion of the Id which has been modified by the contact
of external reality and experience. It comes into existence to forward the aims of the id. It
brings a compromise between the instinctual urges of the Id and demands and forces of
the external environment.
The Superego
The third concept is the super ego. It is the agency which internalizes theparental influences and ideals of society through early childhood experiences. It
represents the ideal rather than the real and strives for perfection. It works in accordance
with the moral standards authorized by the agents of society.
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