Ego, superego, and id

In his theory of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud sought to explain how the unconscious mind operates by proposing that it has a particular structure. He proposed that the self was divided into three processes: the Ego, the Superego, and the Id.

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Psychoanalysis - Sigmund Freud - Unconscious mind - Self

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The general claim that the mind is not monolithic or homogenous continues to have an enormous influence on people outside of psychology.

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Monolithic - Homogenous - Psychology

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The ancient Greeks also divided the soul into three parts of their own, with only one part in common. The Greek parts were the desiring part (which is like what Freud called the id, but without so much implication of suppressed deviant sexuality), the spirited part, and the reasoning part. (See also the article forms of state.)

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Sexuality - Forms of state

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