Sigmund Freud's Structure of Personality: the Id, Ego, and Superego

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Published 2017-09-21

This video explains the three components of Sigmund Freud’s structural model of the psyche (personality): id, ego, and superego. These three systems work together and have different characteristics. The id seeks pleasure and avoids pain with no regard for consequences or morality. The ego seeks pleasure and avoids pain, however, it attempts to do so in a realistic manner. The ego mediates the drive of the id with the morality of the superego. The superego is like the conscience. It battles to suppress the id with an appeal to the ego to encourage moral behavior and to abide by societal norms.

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@bthomson 2 years ago

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@MrOldboy360 5 years ago

Freaking awesome, Dr. Big...it would be great if you could make another video about this subject!
@Parz1val465 1 year ago

Thank you for the awesome video Dr. Grande
@meredithcouch2356 5 years ago

Thank you for making this video! This helped me a lot! :)
@bd9328 9 months ago

Awesome informative video as usual, Dr. Grande!
@maryamjahan9305 5 years ago

Short n informative...thnx
@Azerty42069 3 years ago

Thank you Dr Grande
@elviradonaghy5422 3 years ago

Thank you.
@banky1352 1 year ago

I found it very helpful thanks
@benjaminmuema8157 5 years ago

very inspiring
@sovomr9144 6 years ago

Thank u so much 💛💛this video was very helpful to me
@misswogdaily2344 5 years ago

Thank you for making this clear. For surely Freud had to had known that this concept is already clearly discussed in the Bible. Freud's Id, Ego and Superego are a true reflection of what the Bible calls body, soul and spirit. Body = us, what we live in or ego; Soul = what tempts us or Freud's Id and spirit is connected with the Holy Spirit which keeps us on track, Freud's Superego. It's true there's nothing new under the sun - Ecclesiastes. The Bible - got to love it!
@eessa1727 3 years ago

Does Id have influence or affects from previous birth?