Q. Now, according to psychoanalytic view, personality consists of three systems: id, ego and superego. These are names for psychological structures and should not be thought of as manikins who separately operate personality; ones personality functions as a whole rather than as three discrete segments.
Like it or not, Freudian theory is still a standard for evaluating personality in spite of limitations. Can you analyze Freud's psycho-dynamic theory in terms of his views of unconscious mind, structure of personality, and defence mechanisms? When are se defences useful, and when are they detrimental?