Professor WB Sajid

2. PersonalityPersonality

3. An individual’s distinctive andAn individual’s distinctive and
characteristic patterns of thought ,characteristic patterns of thought ,
emotion and behaviour whichemotion and behaviour which
determine his personal style ofdetermine his personal style of
interacting with the physical andinteracting with the physical and
social environment.social environment.

4. The Structure and DevelopmentThe Structure and Development
of Personalityof Personality
Sigmund Freud proposed that the personality
is the outcome of interaction of environment
and heredity. According to him, the
personality consists of: -
1. Id
2. Ego
3.Superego

5. IdId
It is made up of biological drives / instictsIt is made up of biological drives / insticts
and is entirely the product of heredity .Itand is entirely the product of heredity .It
is therefore very basic, is inborn and isis therefore very basic, is inborn and is
governed by ‘pleasure principle’.governed by ‘pleasure principle’.

6. EgoEgo
Ego mediates between the urges of the id andEgo mediates between the urges of the id and
demands of the environment. When fullydemands of the environment. When fully
developed it over powers or functions with thedeveloped it over powers or functions with the
id as a guiding force.id as a guiding force.

7. By the age of about 7 years, the child beings to
make judgments about right or wrong and this
process is then well - integrated into the
personality. This judgment process has been
called superego by Sigmund Freud and was
labelled as social or cultural in origin. It is
equivalent to conscience.
Superego

8. Freud’s Concept of PersonalityFreud’s Concept of Personality
DevelopmentDevelopment
Freud gave us a psychosexual concept of personality and
divided the growth and development into stages from birth to
adulthood.
These stages are: -
 The oral stage.
 The anal stage.
 The phallic stage.
 The latent stage.
 The genital stage.

9. The oral StageThe oral Stage
This first stage of psychosexual development
lasts from birth until about the end of first year.
The mouth is the part of body in which all
interests are centered and through which
gratification is achieved.

10. It starts towards the end of first year of life whenIt starts towards the end of first year of life when
a child begins to share pleasure with organs ofa child begins to share pleasure with organs of
elimination. To the child, the process ofelimination. To the child, the process of
elimination is pleasure giving and retention aselimination is pleasure giving and retention as
a control of some important event.a control of some important event.
The anal stage

11. It starts towards the end of first year of life whenIt starts towards the end of first year of life when
a child begins to share pleasure with organs ofa child begins to share pleasure with organs of
elimination. To the child, the process ofelimination. To the child, the process of
elimination is pleasure giving and retention aselimination is pleasure giving and retention as
a control of some important event.a control of some important event.
The anal stage