Source: "Brain Illustrations," Denise Wawrzyniak, licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 As is well known, Freud divided the human psyche into three functional parts: the id, ego, and superego. The id is a “dark ...

According to Sigmund Freud, the human psyche exists in three parts (id, ego and superego) that compete for control of our behaviors. Freud’s conception of the “id” mostly refers to what we would call ...

Under the Microscope: Most people have heard of Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the Austrian psychiatrist and originator of psychoanalysis. His pioneering work introduced the concepts of the id, ego and ...

The standard edition of the works of Sigmund Freud runs to 24 volumes, and its influence on the literature of the 20 th century is incalculable. Translated by James Strachey (brother of Lytton) and ...

In this world in search of a new order, President Trump is America’s current id and, for many on the MAGA right, Elon Musk is their superego. Freud tells us that the id acts on impulse, while the ...

What do I most need to know to thrive at college? As a professor, I’m asked this question often. And there are, I understand, many answers one might offer. Some have to do with selecting a major, some ...

“People who have not awakened to the mind live enslaved by the environment; they dream not only when they sleep, but even with their eyes open they are living in a dream.” — Ku San Sunim Just as there ...

Andrew Hartz worries we have entered a phase of “hypermorality” in which the Freudian superego scolds us for most everything we do (“Freud Explains Cancel Culture,” op-ed, Aug. 8). It may be true that ...