The Structure of Personality

Question 1

id

Answer 1

A reservoir of unconscious psychic energy that, according to Freud, strives to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive drives. The id operates on the pleasure principle, demanding immediate gratification.

Question 2

pleasure principle

Answer 2

The principle by which the id functions to avoid pain and maximize pleasure.

Question 3

primary-process thought

Answer 3

Childlike thinking by which the id attempts to satisfy the instinctual drives.

Question 4

secondary-process thought

Answer 4

Mature thought processes needed to deal rationally with the external world.

Question 5

ego

Answer 5

To Freud, the rational aspect of the personality, responsible for directing and controlling the instincts according to the reality principle.

Question 6

reality principle

Answer 6

The principle by which the ego functions to provide appropriate constraints on the expression of the id instincts.

Question 7

superego

Answer 7

To Freud, the moral aspect of personality; the internalization of parental and societal values and standards.

Question 8

conscience

Answer 8

A component of the superego that contains behaviors for which the child has been punished.

Question 9

ego-ideal

Answer 9

A component of the superego that contains the moral or ideal behaviors for which a person should strive.

Question 10

anxiety

Answer 10

To Freud, a feeling of fear and dread without an obvious cause.

Question 11

reality anxiety

Answer 11

is a fear of tangible dangers.

Question 12

neurotic anxiety

Answer 12

involves a conflict between id and ego.

Question 13

moral anxiety

Answer 13

involves a conflict between id and superego.