Freud’s psychosexual stage theory is the childhood stages of development, containing five stages (oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital) that id’s pleasure seeking energy is focused on. Through these early stages of childhood with parents and …show more content…
There are three interacting systems: id, superego, and ego. Id is the unconscious energy that strives to satisfy basic motives. The id operates on the pleasure principle, the immediate gratification through either a life force (ex. sex) or a death force (ex. aggression). The superego works on the ideal standards of providing judgments for the future. The ego is the balance of the id and superego. It manages on the reality principle, where it satisfies the id's pleasures in a realistic fashion that will bring long-term benefits, rather than the downfall. Freud’s personality structure is seen in the collage. For example, the id is displayed in the collage with an image hamburger representing satisfaction of a constant hunger and logos of social media platforms (Instagram and YouTube) to comply entertainment when