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Our personality is made up of 3 parts. These are the ID, EGO and SUPEREGO. The ID is what you would call the devilish side of your personality and is present from birth, this is said to be the ‘pleasure principle’ because it demands immediate gratification.
The EGO part of our personality is the rational and logical part. This develops at the age of 2. The EGO is said to be the ‘reality principle’ because it is able to distinguish between a wish and reality which the ID is not able to do so. The EGO can postpone satisfaction until an appropriate time or place.

The SUPEREGO is the third part of the personality to develop and it happens between the ages of 3-6. The SUPEREGO develops the conscience (punishing) and the ego-ideal (rewarding). It is said to be the ‘morality principle’ because the conscience makes you feel guilty for doing something bad and the ego-ideal rewards you for doing something good.
Freud also had an explanation for mental disorders.
Freud believed some cases of depression may have a biological basis, many were linked to early childhood loss experiences.

He said obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) are a type of defence mechanism that are there to keep the mind occupied and displace more threatening thoughts. Compulses are a way of reducing anxiety by giving the sufferer a way of expressing the obsessive feelings in an acceptable way.

According to Freud, phobias are the surface expression of underlying conflicts between the ID, EGO and SUPEREGO, that have their origins in childhood.
Freud did a study on a little boy called Little Hans, 5 years old and he had a phobia of horses. Freud believed little Hans fancied his mum and after having a dream he married her it was the end of his oedipus complex and his phobia was gone. Boys have an oedipus complex and girls have an electra complex.