Id
Id
Id (/ɪd/; from the Latin id, meaning "it") is a term used in psychoanalysis to refer to one of the three components of the psychoanalytic theory of the personality structure first described by Sigmund Freud.
Etymology
The term "Id" is derived from the Latin word id, which translates to "it" in English. Freud borrowed this term from Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical discussions and used it to represent the most primitive part of the mind.
Definition
The Id is the instinctual component of personality that operates on the pleasure principle, which is the idea that every wishful impulse should be satisfied immediately, regardless of the consequences. It is the source of our bodily needs, wants, desires, and impulses, particularly our sexual and aggressive drives.
Related Terms
- Ego: The part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.
- Superego: The ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates.
- Unconscious mind: The part of the mind that is inaccessible to the conscious mind but that affects behavior and emotions.
- Conscious mind: The part of the mind that represents awareness or perception of something by a person.
- Preconscious: The part of the mind whose contents can be brought into awareness through focused attention.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Id
- Wikipedia's article - Id
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