Write in short the meaning of the following terms/words :

(a) Hyothetical (b) Human Behaviour (c) Id (d) Ego (e) Superego (f) Personahty Formation (g) Interaction

Solution

(a) Hypothetical : Any proposition which is advanced for testing or appraisal as a generalization about a phenomenon.

(b) Human Behaviour : The personality, according to Sigmund Freud, is made up of three hypothetical systems : The id, the ego and the ‘superego.’ These systems interact among themselves and the product of this interaction is the human behaviour.

(c) Id : The ‘Id’ consists of everything psychological including what is inherted and what is instinctive. It is a reservoir of psychological energy.

(d) Ego : It is the second system of personality. The function of ego is based on ‘reality principle’. It drives power from ‘Id’.

(e) Superego : The ‘superego’ is the third and last system of personality to be developed. It is the moral aspect of personality and is guided by the principle of idealism.

(f) Personality Formation : Built a specific king of personality due to different reasons.

Interaction : Action + reaction = interaction . This is a process and manner in which social actors (i.e. different persons) relate to each other, especially, in face to face sitiuation.

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