Psychodynamic Model of Personality

Psychodynamic Model of Personality has three-part structure of the mind containing id, ego and super ego in Psychodynamic approach ID At birth, the entire mind consists of only id. It consists of pure, unadulterated, instinctual energy and exists entirely on the unconscious level. It is the source of basic drives; operates under the ‘pleasure principle’ i.e., it wants immediate gratification of needs. The id has two means of satisfying bodily needs, reflex action and wish fulfillment.   Reflex action is responding automatically to a source of irritation .e.g. an infant ...