Rasmussen Mental Health Training Exam 1 Well Answered.

Id - Answer The primitive, PLEASURE-seeking part (according to Freud, predominantly sexual pleasure) of our personalities that lurks in the unconscious mind. The IMPULSIVE part of our psyche which responds directly and immediately to the instincts. Engages in PRIMARY PROCESS thinking, which is primitive, illogical, irrational, and fantasy oriented. Id doesnt care about rules Ego - Answer Our sense of self. And acts as an intermediary between the Id and the world by using ego defense mechanisms, such as repression, denial, and rationalization. Engages in secondary process thinking, which is rational, REALISTIC, and orientated towards PROBLEM SOLVING. balances the two Superego - Answer Assigned to those processes that Freud referred to as our conscience (our sense of what is right or wrong) and is greatly influenced by our parents' or caregivers' MORALS and ETHICAL stances. The superego's function is to control the id's impulses, especially those which society forbids, such as sex and aggression. It also has the function of persuading the ego to turn to moralistic goals rather than simply realistic ones and to strive for perfection. NEVER