Read the case below and answer the questions that follow:

A 22-year-old girl had been experiencing feelings of emptiness, lack of interest in all activities and sleep disturbances. She appears to be demanding, reckless, aggressive, and unable to delay gratification of needs. She has difficulty in managing anger and has emotional fluctuations. Her interpersonal relationships are also strained.

She believes she was doing reasonably well 3 years back and the problem worsened after her boards. She started to indulge in self-harm acts; the situation worsened whenever she had conflicts with her family. Eventually, she was advised to seek professional help for an adequate diagnosis of her mental health.

'She appears to be demanding, reckless, aggressive and unable to delay gratification of needs'. According to Freud's theory, identify the structure of personality being talked about:

Id

The correct answer is Option (1) → Id

According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory, the id is the primitive and instinctual part of the mind that contains sexual and aggressive drives and impulsive behaviors. It operates on the pleasure principle, seeking immediate gratification without considering consequences or social norms.

The description – “demanding, reckless, aggressive, and unable to delay gratification” – clearly reflects the dominance of the id in her personality functioning.

Demanding and unable to delay gratification of needs: This directly aligns with the Id's pleasure principle, which seeks immediate satisfaction without patience.

Reckless and aggressive: These behaviors suggest a lack of concern for consequences or social rules, which is characteristic of an unchecked Id, where the Ego (reality) or Superego (morality) are not effectively restraining its impulses.