It (Id)

It (Id) is (in psychoanalysis) part of the psyche at the subconscious level; source of psychic energy or libido. This energy seeks immediate embodiment in action or symbols. Therefore, it is believed that control of It is carried out mainly through pleasure, and not through logic or the requirements of the surrounding reality. In the course of personality development, some of the functions of the id begin to prevail over the ego. Z. Freud identified the id as one of three instances in the theory of the human mental apparatus. It is the pole of drives in the personality; its contents associated with the mental expression of drives are unconscious; they are congenital and hereditary, on the other hand - repressed and acquired (ed.).



It - (Id, lat. id "It") - in psychoanalytic theory - a set of innate human drives that have an energetic charge for biological procreation and the satisfaction of biological needs. Its representatives are confident that most of the mental processes in humans are subconscious.

This concept was introduced by the Austrian psychotherapist and psychologist Sigmund Freud, who used it in his scientific research. The theorist equated this part with embryonic libidinosis, in the development of which both family and social characteristics play a huge role. And also personal factors. As a rule, this method of forming an individual