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    NU 400-MENTAL HEALTH-PSYCHIATRIC NURSING PROCTORED EXAM (EXAM 1 WEEK 3) ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE ME

    The components in Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory includes all of the following, except:

    Explanation & Rationale

    A. Superego is one of Freud’s three structural components of personality. It represents the moral conscience, internalized societal values, and the striving for perfection. It judges actions as right or wrong and can create feelings of pride or guilt. B. Ego is also a key component, functioning as the mediator between the primitive id, the moral superego, and external reality. Operating on the reality principle, the ego helps a person navigate the demands of instincts, morals, and practicality. C. Id is the instinctual and primitive part of the personality, operating on the pleasure principle. It seeks immediate gratification of drives, such as hunger, sex, and aggression, without consideration of consequences. D. Superid is not a valid construct in Freud’s psychoanalytic theory. The three recognized components are id, ego, and superego only.

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