{"id":30789,"date":"2018-02-06T06:22:35","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T06:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/counsellingtu.onpressidium.com\/?page_id=30789"},"modified":"2021-07-13T15:39:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T14:39:31","slug":"id-ego-super-ego","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/id-ego-super-ego\/","title":{"rendered":"Id, Ego and Superego"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>Id, Ego and Superego<\/h1>\n\t<p>The id, ego and superego are &#8216;the Freudian tripartite structure of the personality&#8217; (Feltham and Dryden, 1993: 87).<\/p>\n<p>Feltham and Dryden\u00a0describe the three parts as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>id<\/strong>: &#8216;the deepest part of the unconscious, a well of libidinous, chaotic, amoral, uncivilised energy&#8217; (1993: 87)<\/li>\n<li><strong>ego<\/strong>: &#8216;the conscious and reasoning aspect of the mind&#8217; (1993: 57)<\/li>\n<li><strong>superego<\/strong>: &#8216;that part &#8230; concerned with self-criticism, self-observation and idealism&#8217; (1993: 186).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sigmund-Freud-Id-Ego-and-Super-Ego.jpg\" alt=\"Sigmund Freud theorized that the psyche is structured into three parts: the id, ego and superego\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"320\" width=\"200\" title=\"Sigmund Freud Id Ego and Super Ego\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<div id=\"cbox-vODZZySnaq10cn4g\"><\/div>\n\t<h2>Origins of the Term<\/h2>\n\t<p>This theory of personality was developed by Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), who founded psychoanalytic (also known as &#8216;psychodynamic&#8217;) therapy.<\/p>\n<p>Freud believed that <strong>mental activity took place at three levels of consciousness<\/strong> (Sanders, 2002: 20):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>unconscious (&#8216;beyond our awareness and inaccessible&#8217;)<\/li>\n<li>pre-conscious (&#8216;activities which &#8230; although unconscious can be drawn into awareness through memory&#8217;, e.g. phone numbers), and<\/li>\n<li>conscious (&#8216;full awareness&#8217;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sanders et al. (2009: 271-272) note:<\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n\t<h3>Id<\/h3>\n\t<p>The id is the only component of personality that is present from birth. It is completely unconscious, comprising instinctive and primitive behaviours.<\/p>\n<p>Freud believed that the id was <strong>the main component of personality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Driven by the pleasure principle, the id &#8211; if we gave it free rein &#8211; could lead to behaviour that would be seen as socially unacceptable and disruptive.<\/p>\n<p>The id is important in young children because it allows them to make sure their needs (e.g. to eat\/drink) are met.<\/p>\n\t<h3>Ego<\/h3>\n\t<p>Freud asserted that the ego <strong>mediates the demands of the id and the superego<\/strong>, finding a middle road that is realistic within society.<\/p>\n<p>The ego operates at all three levels of consciousness. It develops during the first three years of life.<\/p>\n\t<h3>Superego<\/h3>\n\t<p>This aspect of the personality is the last to develop, emerging when the child is around five years of age; it <strong>holds the standards and ideals that we take on from our caregivers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It tries to suppress the id&#8217;s urges and to make the ego act in an idealistic &#8211; as opposed to realistic &#8211; way.<\/p>\n<p>The superego also operates at all three levels of consciousness.<\/p>\n\t\t<h3>Free Handout Download<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Psychoanalytical Theory &#8211; Essential Assignment Quotes for Students<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#cb6f4ddaab\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here to Download Free Handout\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h3>Bringing the Three Parts Together<\/h3>\n\t<p>Freud believed that the healthy personality was balanced between its three component parts, with no one element overpowering the others.<\/p>\n<p>Seligman (2006: 50) notes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>She goes on to comment that &#8216;in reality, they operate together as the internal forces that form our personalities&#8217;.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/id-ego-and-superego.jpg\" alt=\"The id, ego and superego are the 'Freudian tripartite structure of the personality'\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"900\" width=\"600\" title=\"id, ego and superego\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>The id, ego and superego: the &#8216;Freudian tripartite structure of the personality&#8217;<\/p>\n\t<h2>How Therapy Can Help<\/h2>\n\t<p>Various techniques in psychoanalysis support the exploration of these parts of the personality and the relationships between them.<\/p>\n<p>Examples are <strong>free association<\/strong> (&#8216;asking the client to express, uncensored, all thoughts, feelings and images which enter his stream of consciousness&#8217; &#8211; Feltham and Dryden, 1993: 70) and <strong>dream analysis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Arlow (2005: 21) writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>Psychoanalysis aims to increase the client&#8217;s self-awareness and understanding of the influence of the past on present behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>Transactional analysis (TA) has been developed from this approach, and there are parallels between the id\/ego\/superego of psychoanalysis and the parent\/adult\/child ego states of TA.<\/p>\n\t<h4>References<\/h4>\n<p>Arlow J (2005) in Corsini R and Wedding D (Eds) Current Psychotherapies, Thomson Learning<\/p>\n<p>Feltham C and Dryden W (1993) Dictionary of Counselling, Whurr Publishers<\/p>\n<p>Sanders P (2002) First Steps in Counselling: A students&#8217; companion for basic introductory courses, PCCS Books<\/p>\n<p>Sanders P (2009) Next Steps in Counselling Practice: A students&#8217; companion for degrees, HE diplomas and vocational courses, PCCS Books<\/p>\n<p>Seligman L (2006) Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Systems, Strategies, and Skills, Pearson Prentice Hall<\/p>\n\t\t<h3>Free Handout Download<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Psychoanalytical Theory &#8211; Essential Assignment Quotes for Students<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#cb6f4ddaab\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here to Download Free Handout\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Id, Ego and Superego The id, ego and superego are &#8216;the Freudian tripartite structure of the personality&#8217; (Feltham and Dryden, 1993: 87). 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