Question

Bo is a very energetic and social individual. He has been this way since his childhood. He loves attending any type of an event that allows him to think, move, and interact with others—like going to parties, going to school, and playing in sports.

• Diagnose how Sigmund Freud might explain Bo’s personality.

Answer 1

Sigmund Freud is an important personality in the world of Psychoanalysis. He, through his psychoanalytic theory on the behavior of a personality, introduced the functions of an unconscious mind to us. According to him, human behavior is a balance between three main layers, that are Id, Ego, and Superego. One must maintain a balance between these three otherwise if they are not in sync, a person can behave in an abrupt way. We, in our childhood basically give importance to the Id, which only cares about fulfilling certain demands. It can be logical or baseless but in childhood, we only want things we crave for. Just like if we request a child to control his hunger then it's obvious that the child will cry even more. But eventually, we grow and the ego and superego become more active in us and ego basically maintain a proper balance between Id, superego and the real world. It stops us from doing any unacceptable actions and it also prevents us from being too moralistic that's present in the superego. Once a person learns to do that he/she can be socially active and will be loved by people. Here, Freud can analyze Bo's personality as a balanced one, one who is not driven by the superego totally also Bo is friendly and doesn't behave unnaturally to people around him. He goes to the parties, attends all the events means his activities are likable. Also it's quite visible that his parents were good to him and the kind of guidance he got from them since childhood he learned how to be adaptable and his enthusiasm towards any interesting thing proves that he wants to learn different things everytime. It can be possible that he is not liked by all because people have different perceptions, an introvert person may not like his energetic personality because for many it's not that easy to avoid the domination of Id or superego but one who does that, has good control over his negative sides. In this case, considering Freud's analysis Bo is overall a social person.