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The unconscoius system of the personality, which contains the life and death instincts and operates on the pleasure principle; source of the libido. p.352 Gen Psych ,Chapter 11, p.352-353

Examples:
In the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Mr. Hyde would be the ID, in which every lustful inner desire would be entertained such as rage and anger. Along with the most basic animal and primitive impulses that demand satisfaction.

The id contains the libido and operates at an unconscious level; the is is a person's basic sexual and aggressive impulses, which are presented at birth. **Oedipus complex****,** in psychoanalytic theory, a desire for sexual involvement with the parent of the opposite sex and a concomitant sense of rivalry with the parent of the same sex; a crucial stage in the normal developmental process. [|Sigmund Freud] introduced the concept in his [|Interpretation of Dreams](1899). The term derives from the Theban hero [|Oedipus] of Greek legend, who unknowingly slew his father and married his mother; its female analogue, the [|Electra complex], is named for another mythological figure, who helped slay her mother.  Freud attributed the Oedipus complex to [|children] of about the ages three to five. He ... (100 of 229 words) 

Mnemonics:
The Id __**I**__ or **__I__**t
 * __D__**emand(s)

OR


 * I** mpulses
 * D** erived sexually or aggressively

In the News:
[|I want, therefore I am] As noted in the title of the link the ID is the impulsive part of Freuds division of psychology in which every impulse would be entertained if it was not controlled by some outside factor that has influence over it. One good example would be Mr. Hyde emerging from the restrained Dr. Jekyll where the ID is the impulse driven Mr. Hyde as talked about in the link above.

[|The Id] "According to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality, the id is the personality component made up of unconscious psychic energy that works to satisfy basic urges, needs, and desires."

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