Freud's Personality Structure Model

According to Freud (1923), our minds have three structures, namely Id, ego, and super ego.. These three structures form the psyche (the Greek of "soul") and all three constantly interact with each other dynamically.

Freud used the term psychodynamic (psychodynamic) to describe the process of interaction between the personality structure that occurs behind observable behaviors.

1. Id

Id is a personality structure that contains the sexual and aggressive instincts Freud calls a "boiling crater." Unable to penetrate the conscious area, Id is completely in the unconscious layer. Id follows the principle of pleasure, a force that pushes into direction of immediate fulfillment of sensual needs and desires.According to Freud, enjoyment can only be obtained when the pressure on a desire or desire decreases.The effort of the Id to achieve satisfaction is not necessarily through the provision of rewards that are manifestly related to perceived needs.Id using the principle of hope fulfillment of the need to achieve satisfaction Through this principle, the Id builds a picture of what will meet the emerging needs at some time.

Freud (1911) uses the phrase the primary thought process to describe freely associations, peculiarities, and cognitive representations that deviate about the world possessed by Id. In the process of primary thinking, thoughts, feelings, and passions about sexual and aggressive instincts are represented symbolically by visual images that are not strictly rational and logical. Time, space, and causality are not related to what happens in real life. The most appropriate primary thinking process is described in the form of dreams. For example, the dated dream of a tooth might actually represent the fear of death.

2. Ego

Contrary to the unreasonable primary thinking process possessed by the ego function is characterized by a secondary process of thinking that involves a logical and rational process of solving problems. Let's imagine a hungry student making his library duties late into the night, going to the vending machine, putting the last coin in his possession, and realizing that the machine was broken after his coin came in. The primary thinking process will encourage this girl to hit the food machine that will not produce anything and will only hurt her arm. The ego's second thought process will encourage these students to find practical solutions such as borrowing a pole to a friend to buy food.

The center of consciousness in personality is the ego. Ego serves to give mental strength to individuals to make judgments, memories, perceptions, and decision-making that help individuals to adapt to the reality that exists in the outside world. This is different from the id that is unable to distinguish fantasy and reality. The ego is needed to turn a hope into real fulfillment. Freud (1911) describes the ego as something built on the principle of reality, a motivational force that encourages individuals to face the pressures of the outside world.

In Freud's theory, the ego lacks the driving force itself. All the energy possessed by the ego comes from Id, a pressure to obtain the fulfillment that Freud calls the libido. The ego displays the function of fulfilling the real desire of Id, not just fantasy. Therefore, Id is also called the task maker for the ego.

Although the ego is the center of consciousness, not all the contents of the ego can be accessed into consciousness. The unconscious part of the ego is made up of memories of past experiences that reflect an unwillingness to one's consciousness. Such experiences include the occurrence of a person being selfish, being sexually inappropriate, or committing unnecessary violence or crime.

3. Super Ego

The superego, as its name implies, is in the "upper" ego, controlling the ego's efforts to fulfill Id's desire. Freud believed that without the superego, one would seek satisfaction with the desire of Id through a taboo or socially unacceptable way, such as by raping, killing, or marrying a blood relative. Super ego is also referred to as one's conscience and applies as an inspiration. Included in the dalatnnya is the ideal ego which is an individual model of bagainvana someone should behave.

Conclusion

According to Freud (1923) in the personality of a healthy person, Id achieves an instinctual desire through the ability of the ego to direct it in the real world in a sphere permitted by the superego. Psychodynamics or interaction between mind structures is the basis of the function of psychological function, whether normal or abnormal.