Multiple Choice
According to William James, which concept is central to understanding personality from a psychodynamic perspective?
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The Psychodynamic Perspective on Personality
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According to Freud, which part of the personality operates on the pleasure principle and seeks immediate gratification?
A
The ego
B
The conscious mind
C
The id
D
The superego
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Understand Freud's structural model of personality, which includes three parts: the id, the ego, and the superego.
Recall that the id is the part of the personality present from birth and operates entirely in the unconscious mind.
Recognize that the id functions based on the pleasure principle, meaning it seeks immediate gratification of basic drives and desires without considering reality or consequences.
Contrast this with the ego, which operates on the reality principle and mediates between the id and the external world, and the superego, which represents internalized moral standards.
Conclude that the part of the personality that operates on the pleasure principle and seeks immediate gratification is the id.
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