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id (id) in psychoanalytic theory, the innate, unconscious, primitive aspect of the personality dominated by the pleasure principle and seeking immediate gratification.
id Etymology: L, it 1 (in freudian psychoanalysis) the part of the psyche, functioning in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive energy, impulses, and drives. It is based on the pleasure principle and has strong tendencies toward self-preservation. Compare ego, superego. 2 the true unconscious. ID, abbreviation for infectious disease. id (id), n the part of the psyche functioning in the unconscious that is the source of instinctive energy, impulses, and drives. It is based on the pleasure principle and has strong tendencies toward self-preservation. The full taxonomy includes the id, the ego, and the superego. ID 1. infective dose. 2. L-iditol dehydrogenase. Id idiotype. id see dermatophytid. id Psychiatry The unconscious source–per the freudian construct of mental energies, libido, unstructured desires and drives. See Ego, Superego. Cf Id reaction. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Jewish National Fund (JNF) has taken a leading role in ID'ing and preserving Israel's ancient and historic trees. With the candidates for the 2006 governor's race who have announced so far don't fill us with much hope of a change: Steve Westly, Phil Angelides, Bill Lockyer and John Garamendi - a bevy of bland bureaucrats who even the most steely-eyed would have trouble ID'ing in dark alley. Also in the works: an eco-heritage guidebook ID'ing the islands' most remarkable big trees. |
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