According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory, which of the following statements best describes the nature of the id, ego, and superego?
A. The id, ego, and superego correspond to broad, distributed networks of structures in the brain.
B. The id, ego, and superego relate to specific structures in the unconscious, preconscious, and conscious parts of the mind.
C. The id, ego, and superego are abstract conceptions of a general model of personality and do not correspond to physical parts of the brain.
D. The id, ego, and superego correspond to specific structures in the brain.
Answer: C
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