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Freud theorized that there were three main components to a person’s personality: | Freud theorized that there were three main components to a person’s personality: | ||
* Id | * '''Id''' | ||
* Ego | * '''Ego''' | ||
* Superego | * '''Superego''' | ||
The '''id''', he believed represented the most primitive and animalistic part of the mind. The id is the repository of all instinctive drives including sex, hunger, self preservation, and the like. | The '''id''', he believed represented the most primitive and animalistic part of the mind. The id is the repository of all instinctive drives including sex, hunger, self preservation, and the like. | ||
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The “Oedipal complex” refers to a struggle between a father and a son over the love and attention of the child’s mother. | The “Oedipal complex” refers to a struggle between a father and a son over the love and attention of the child’s mother. | ||
[[Category:Psychology Primer|1.1]] | [[Category:Psychology Primer|1.1]] | ||