Freud's personality theory

According to Freud’s personality theory psyche is structured into three parts, the id (the unconscious system of the personality, which contains the life and death instincts and operates on the pleasure principle; source of the libido), ego (the logical, rational, largely conscious system of personality, which operates according to the reality principle) and super-ego (the moral system of the personality, which consists of the conscience and the ego ideal). The major aspect in this theory is that all parts of an individual's personality is developing at different stages in our lives. In this essay, I will explain the differences of these stages.
The id represents our instincts. According to Freud the id is the only part of all three of the personality parts the individual has since birth. It consists of all the inherited (i.e., biological) components of personality present at birth, including the sex (life) instinct – Eros (which contains the libido), and the aggressive (death) instinct – Thanatos. 1 It represents our unconscious part which responds instinctively to our most basic desires regardless of the consequences. It is also the part of us without any logic or regret. There is no communicating with reality, only working in our unconsciousness. Id functions according to the pleasure- pain principle (it drives only when seeking fulfillment or compromised fulfillment.) If we don’t satisfy our needs as fast as possible, the result is anxiety, rage. While listening to our basic instinct we don’t understand the difference between right or wrong. Id doesn’t change throughout the years, not as other personality parts.
Another part of our psyche is ego. Not like id, ego is a part of us that we develop throughout the years. The first signs appear in early years, when we start interacting. The ego tries to satisfy all id’s desires in a...

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