The Structure Of Personality

Question 1

What does the structure of personality consist of?

Answer 1

According to freud, the structure of personality consists of the id, ego and superego. These three parts correspond to desire, reason and conscience.

Question 2

Id

Answer 2

The is filled with primitive urges such as bodily needs, sexual and aggressive impulses. It is unconscious and works on pleasure principle.

Question 3

Pleasure principle

Answer 3

Id operates on this. According to this principle, immediate pleasure is the sole motivation for behaviour regardless of the cost.

Question 4

Ego

Answer 4

Acting solely on id puts a person in trouble and negative consequences. So he develops an ego. The ego puts the id in check, and only lets a person act on impulses if the external conditions allow. The ego works on the reality principle.

Question 5

Reality principle

Answer 5

The ego operates according to this principle, which takes into consideration external conditions, and the consequences of behaving in accordance to the id’s impulses.