Carolyn's parents were extremely religious, conservative and brought her up with strict moral codes.She was not permitted to have male friends and even her female friends were not allowed to spend time in their home.In college, Carolyn fell in love and despite her strict upbringing, engaged in premarital sex.In the context of Freud's psychoanalytic theory, which personality structure was most likely responsible for Carolyn's sexual activity in college?

A) superego
B) archetype
C) id
D) ego

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Tushar Gupta · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory, the id is the primitive and instinctual part of the personality that seeks immediate gratification of basic drives, such as the drive for sexual pleasure. It operates on the pleasure principle, seeking pleasure and avoiding pain without regard for social norms, moral codes or rational considerations. In Carolyn's case, her strict upbringing and moral codes imposed by her parents were likely to have created a sense of guilt or shame around sexual desires, which would have been repressed in her conscious mind (ego) and suppressed by her moral standards (superego). However, once she was in college and free from her parents' control, her id impulses may have surfaced and led her to engage in premarital sex despite her upbringing.

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