Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 24

Freud considered the mind to have three major divisions. The division that contains the biological drives and is the source of all psychic or mental energy is called the (a) _____. This division operates according to the (b) _____ principle, which demands immediate satisfaction. The division that develops from the id during infancy and whose goal is finding safe and socially acceptable ways of satisfying the id's desires is called the (c) _____. This division operates according to the (d) _____ principle, which involves satisfying a wish only if there is a socially acceptable outlet. The division that develops from the id during early childhood and whose goal is applying the moral values and standards of one's parents and society is called the (e) _____.