Negotiation through id/ego/superego
Definition
The negotiation through id/ego/superego refers to how these three parts of our personality interact and conflict as they attempt to meet our needs. The id seeks immediate gratification; the ego balances the desires of the id with societal norms; and the superego represents moral standards and ideals.
Related terms
Freudian Slip: An unintentional error regarded as revealing subconscious feelings.
Psychosexual Stages: These are five stages proposed by Freud which he believed children pass through from birth to adulthood. Each stage represents fixation on a different area of the body.
Defense Mechanisms: These are unconscious strategies used by the ego to manage conflict between the id and superego.
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