Describe each component of the structure of personality according to Freud and how they interact with each other

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER:
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The id is the unconscious part of the personality that seeks pleasure and gratification and operates on the basis of the pleasure principle (the urge to feel good and maximize gratification).
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The ego is the conscious part of the personality that attempts to meet the demands of the id in a socially appropriate way using the reality principle.
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The superego is the part of the personality that represents your moral conscience. Defense mechanisms are used to protect the ego by reducing the anxiety it feels when faced with the conflicting demands of the id and the superego

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