When members of a group devote their lives to obtaining physical pleasure and immediate satisfaction of their needs, according to Sigmund Freud, this group is dominated by their

• A. id.
• B. superego.
• C. preconscious.
• D. ego ideal.

Answer: (A)

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1. Understand the key concepts of Freud's structural model of the psyche, which includes the id, ego, and superego.
2. The 'id' is the part of the psyche that is responsible for our basic drives and operates on the pleasure principle, seeking immediate gratification of needs and desires.
3. The 'superego' represents the internalized societal and parental standards of conduct, often working to suppress the urges of the id and striving for moral behavior.
4. The 'preconscious' is a part of the mind that contains thoughts and feelings that are not currently in conscious awareness but can be brought to consciousness.
5. The 'ego ideal' is a component of the superego that contains the standards for moral behavior. It is not directly related to the immediate satisfaction of needs, unlike the id.