Psychology Class on Edge

Which theorist was responsible for attempting to explain psychopathology by dividing personality into three components? A. Carl Jung B. Albert Bandura C. Sigmund Freud D. Carl Adler

i took this class and got c

The correct answer is letter C.

Freud developed a structural model of personality, organizing the psychic apparatus into three structures: ID, ego, and superego. Each is responsible for an aspect of the human personality, governing the interaction of the individual with other people.

ID: is the source of psychic energy and the aspect of personality related to instincts. It is totally unconscious, being formed by drives, instincts, organic impulses and unconscious desires.

Ego: is a rational aspect of the personality responsible for controlling instincts, serving as a mediator and facilitator of the interaction between ID and the circumstances of the external world.

Superego: moral aspect of personality, product of the internalization of values and standards received from parents and society.