The instinctual life force that energises the id is called : |
Ego Libido Superego Defence mechanisms |
Libido |
Freud assumed that id is energised by two instinctual forces, called life instinct and death instinct. He paid less attention to the death instinct and focused more on the life (or sexual) instinct. The instinctual life force that energises the id is called libido. It works on the pleasure principle, and seeks immediate gratification. |