One of the most well-known psychologists of the 20th century, Sigmund Freud, developed the

psychoanalytic theory, which examines personality development. It focuses on the conflicts that
people experience as children to help us understand their current emotional and behavioral
issues. He proposed three components of the personality: the id, which represents our
regressive aggressive urges, the superego, which represents our sense of right and wrong and
adheres to social norms, and the ego, which represents the equilibrium between the id and
superego. Unconsciously, these three personas are vying for control over our choices and
actions. The five psychosexual phases that every individual goes through are the oral stage, the
anal stage, the phallic stage, the latency stage, and the genital stage, according to Freud's
elaborate theory of child development.

According to Freud, personality develops over time as a result of the challenges and defenses
we face during various periods. In order to assess my personality and the psychological issues I
currently face, I may reflect on my own identity and examine the sorts of struggles and defenses
I unwittingly employed during the formation of my youth. Even though I can recall many happy
and colorful memories from my childhood, there were also a lot of disputes. My parents fought
and argued frequently, and occasionally the subject of divorce would come up. One of the ways
I handled this issue was by participating in sports. Since I started playing volleyball when I was
six years old, I've used it as a means to relieve tension and let out any pent-up aggression.
Sublimation is one of Freud's protective mechanisms. Playing sports is an example of
sublimation, which is the act of dating an impulse with a replacement item in a way that is
acceptable to society. Instead of succumbing to my id and venting my rage on my parents or
onto someone else, more on my superego, which informed me that disrespecting others was
unacceptable. I was able to channel these id impulses into a positive and useful way through
sublimation. All throughout my childhood, my brother and I have fought. He would constantly
make fun of me, and I frequently felt unable to defend myself. I thus experienced one of Freud's
fundamental problems: poor self-esteem.

The idea that "we are less deserving than other people and, consequently, don't deserve
attention, affection, or any other of life's benefits" is referred to as low self-esteem I always
prioritized the needs of others when I was growing up, and occasionally I thought that my voice
and opinion didn't matter. Because of this, I became more reserved and less outgoing among
others, and I frequently felt as if I was being walked all over. Even though I've worked hard to be
more extroverted now and feel like I've conquered this childhood battle, I still identify more as an
introvert than an extrovert. The psychoanalytic perspective endures despite Freud's
psychoanalytic theory being extensively challenged and rejected, particularly for his clear focus
on sex and sexism against women and the fact that he didn't employ empirical research or
studies to support his beliefs like other psychologists. one of the leading theories of personality
to date. Through psychoanalysis, "we may start to comprehend the ways in which these notions
function in our daily lives in fundamental rather than superficial ways, and we'll start to
understand human behaviors that up until now may have seemed absolutely mystifying,"
according to Tyson.