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.