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Freudโ€™s Psychoanalytic Theory

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Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory is a psychological theory that suggests human behavior is influenced by unconscious desires and conflicts, including the importance of early childhood experiences and the three components of personality: id, ego, and superego.

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