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Personality Part - 1
Personality Part - 1
PART-1
Individual characteristics
Values
Beliefs
Motives
Attitudes
Traits
Socio-culture element
Cognitive element
Id
Superego
Ego
The superego’s role is to see that the individual satisfies needs in a socially
acceptable fashion.
Thus, the superego is a kind of brake that restrains the impulsive forces of
Id .
The ego is capable of postponing the gratification until that time when it
will be suitably and effectively directed at attaining the goals of the Id in a
socially acceptable manner.
Ideal social self – how they would like others to see them