Freuds psychosexual theory

The main assumptions of this theory are that personality is explained by innate sexual and aggression drives, there is also a vast importance of childhood experiences, especially the relationship with the parents, and of the unconscious mind.
The structural model states that the personality is like an iceberg with a small part above the water which symbolises the conscious mind and a large part underneath the water which symbolises the unconscious mind which is out of the persons awareness but may come out in dreams.
The topographical model states that there are three parts to your personality. The first part is the ID which develops when the child is 0-2 years old, this is called the pleasure principle as it is concerned with instant gratification, the EGO then develops from 3-5 years and this gives the child a sense of self and is called the reality principle as it keeps the ID in check. The SUPEREGO then develops from 5 years onwards it states t...