Psychology 2075 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Oral Stage, Penis Envy, Collective Unconscious

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Freud divided personality structures into three components: the id, the ego, and the superego. The id is the primitive, instinctive component of personality that operates according to the pleasure principle. The id operates according to the pleasure principle, which demands immediate gratification of its urges. The ego is the decision-making component of personality that operates according to the reality principle. Ego is guided by the reality principle. Reality principle seeks to delay gratification of the id"s urges until appropriate outlets and situations can be found. The superego is the moral component of personality that incorporates social standards about what represents right and wrong. The superego emerges out of the ego at around 3 to 5 years of age. Freud contrasted the unconscious with the conscious and preconscious, creating three levels of awareness. The conscious consists of whatever one is aware of at a particular point in time.