Freud's Psychodynamic Theory

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Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory suggests that the personality is controlled by the unconscious mental processes that are developed and determined in early childhood. Based on the theory, the personality is made up of three elements. The first one being the “id” which is guided by the pleasure principle and comprises of an individual’s unintentional and natural desires (especially sexual and aggressive ones) which the individual is born with. The second element is “ego” which is developed from the “id” when the individual is around the age of three. It is guided by the reality principle and is seen as the mediator between the “id” and the “superego” due to the fact that it does give in to the demands made from the “id”. However, it still guides