In Psychoanalysis, Which Component of Personality Is Present at Birth

question 91

Multiple Choice

In psychoanalysis, which component of personality is present at birth and is the reservoir of unconscious psychological energies and the motives to avoid pain and obtain pleasure?

• A) the id
• B) the ego
• C) the libido
• D) the superego

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