Id, Ego and Super Ego

"Id, ego and super-ego are the three parts of the psychic apparatus defined in Sigmund Freud's structural model of the psyche; they are the three theoretical constructs in terms of whose activity and interaction mental life is described.

...The id is the set of uncoordinated instinctual trends; the super-ego plays the critical and moralizing role

Id is the only component of personality that is present from birth.

The id acts according to the "pleasure principle"—the psychic force that motivates the tendency to seek immediate gratification of any impulse—defined as, seeking to avoid pain or unpleasure (not 'displeasure') aroused by increases in instinctual tension.

The id "knows no judgements of value: no good and evil, no morality.
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The ego is the organized, realistic part that mediates between the desires of the id and the super-ego.

The ego acts according to the reality principle; i.e., it seeks to please the id's drive in realistic ways that will benefit in the long term rather than bring grief.
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The superego reflects the internalization of cultural rules, mainly taught by parents applying their guidance and influence.

The super-ego can stop you from doing certain things that your id may want you to do.

The super-ego is constantly watching every one of the ego's moves and punishes it with feelings of guilt, anxiety, and inferiority.

The super-ego works in contradiction to the id. The super-ego strives to act in a socially appropriate manner, whereas the id just wants instant self-gratification.

The super-ego controls our sense of right and wrong and guilt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id,_ego_and_super-ego#Ego
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