Editing Psychosexual development (section)

=== Id, Ego, and Superego ===
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!Agency
!Description
!Functions
!Principles and Development
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|Id
|The most primitive part of the mind, it contains instinctual drives and is the source of psychic energy.
|Seeks immediate gratification of all desires, wants, and needs.
|Operates according to the pleasure principle, which aims to reduce tension, avoid pain, and gain pleasure. Present from birth and is the reservoir of the libido.
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|Ego
|The part of the id that has been modified by the direct influence of the external world.
|Regulates the drives of the id to suit the demands of reality.
|Governed by the reality principle, it seeks to please the id's drive in realistic ways that will benefit in the long term. Emerges from the id and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.
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|Superego
|The part of the personality that represents the internalization of parental and societal values.
|Upholds societal standards, imposes moral behavior, and mediates between the id and ego.
|Guided by moralistic and idealistic principles, it strives for perfection over mere pleasure or reality. Forms during the resolution of the Oedipus complex and represents the internalized ideals of parents and society.
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<ref>{{Citation |last1=Lapsley |first1=D. K. |title=Id, Ego, and Superego |date=2012-01-01 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123750006001993 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Human Behavior (Second Edition) |pages=393–399 |editor-last=Ramachandran |editor-first=V. S. |access-date=2023-11-26 |place=San Diego |publisher=Academic Press |isbn=978-0-08-096180-4 |last2=Stey |first2=P. C.}}</ref>