Personality

a reservoir of unconscious psychic energy that, according to Freud, strives to satisfy basic needs and aggressive drives. The id operates on the pleasure principle, demanding immediate gratification.

• Id

• Ego

• Superego

the largely conscious, "executive" part of personality that, according to Freud, mediates among the demands of the id, superego, and reality. The ego operates on the reality principle, satisfying the id's desires in ways that will realistically bring pleasure rather than pain.

• Id

• Ego

• Superego

the moral branch of our conscience

• Id

• Ego

• Superego

offers self-justifying explanations in place of the real, more threatening, unconscious reasons for one's actions

• Repression

• Rationalization

• Regression

• Projection

The ego reverts to an earlier stage of development in response to a stressful situation.

• Repression

• Rationalization

• Regression

• Projection

An individual attributes unwanted thoughts, feelings and motives onto another person.

• Repression

• Rationalization

• Regression

• Projection

keeping distressing thoughts and feelings buried in the unconscious

• Repression

• Rationalization

• Regression

• Projection

shifts aggressive impulses toward a more acceptable or less threatening object or person

• Displacement

• Denial

• Reaction Formation

• Sublimation

refusing to accept reality so we block it from awareness

• Displacement

• Denial

• Reaction Formation

• Sublimation

Goes beyond denial and behaves in the opposite way to which we think or feel.

• Displacement

• Denial

• Reaction Formation

• Sublimation