The pleasure principle is to the ________ as the reality principle is to the ________. A. id; superego B. id; ego C. Oedipus complex; Electra complex D. conscious; unconscious
Social Studies · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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B. id; ego
The pleasure principle is to the id as the reality principle is to the ego.
The pleasure principle is associated with the id, which is the part of the personality that includes all of the instinctual and primitive behaviors. According to Freudian psychoanalytic theory, the id seeks immediate gratification for all desires, wants, and needs. If these needs are not satisfied immediately, the result is a state of anxiety or tension.
The reality principle, on the other hand, refers to the ability of the mind to assess the external world and act upon it accordingly, rather than acting on the instinctual compulsion of the id. This principle is associated with the ego, which operates based on the reality principle to navigate the real world and its demands while satisfying the id's desires in an appropriate and socially acceptable manner.