Freud emphasized that the id operates on the ________ principle.

A) self-transcendence
B) superiority
C) identity
D) pleasure

Pleasure Principle

In psychoanalytic theory, the instinctual seeking of pleasure and avoiding of pain to satisfy biological and psychological needs.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the component of personality that is driven by immediate gratification and impulses, without moral or logical reasoning.

Self-Transcendence

The process of overcoming the self and its limitations to achieve a wider sense of belonging, meaning, or connection with the universe, humanity, or a higher entity.