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Freud's personality theory was mainly centered on the unconscious. According to Freud, the three components of personality are: a. the Id-contains our needs, drives, and fantasies and is controlled by the "pleasure principle." As result, the Id yields irrational thoughts. The Id is also the immature emotional part of the mind that is mainly controlled by self gratification impulses such as those experienced by newborn babies, b. the Ego-contains realistic ideas and creates a bridge between the Id and the Superego in socially ...

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