Personality Essay

Who am I? What makes me who I am? What makes me act the way I act? What is my personality really like? These are just a few of the questions that I will attempt to answer in this essay. These questions are very complex and cannot be answered in exact terms. However I will use the personality theories of Sigmund Freud and Abraham Maslow to answer these questions and many more as accurately as possible.
Sigmund Freud would say the unconscious level of my mind contains the desires, wishes, needs, and impulses that we are not aware of under normal circumstances. He would say that my mind is composed of three systems- the id, ego, and superego. The id operates on the pleasure principle. The ego operates on the reality principle. The superego refers to the moral aspects of personality. These three systems fight for control. In my opinion I feel that my ego is winning this fight, with my id in a close second. My id demands pleasure at all costs. However my ego knows that I must obtain this pleasure appropriately or I will land myself in big trouble. I think my superego is really losing this battle. I make choices that for the most part obtain pleasure but do not get me in big trouble. However I rarely if ever make decisio

Now I will analyze my personality using the personality theory of Abraham Maslow. I feel that on Maslow's hierachy of needs I feel that I am the esteem needs level. I was born into a good family in a developed nation so my physiological needs were instantly met. My safety needs were also met very quickly mainly because of my parents overprotectiveness. My parents always knew where I was and to this stay still do. This met my safety needs but in a way I feel it cut down on the valuable learning experience that comes from making mistakes and learning from them. However I feel that my parents did this out of love for me and therefore my love and belonginess needs from my family were met instantly. When I was younger I had difficulties getting along with and belonging in a group with my peers. However as I have grown up I now understand that getting along with my peers is a important skill if I am to succeed in my life. Now my love and belonginess needs are completely fulfilled. My esteem needs are met as I am fairly happy with the young man I have become. I feel that I have a unique personality that is my own and that the skills that I do possess belong to me and nobody else. Sometimes I don't feel a large need for my peers to acknowledge my intelligence or my skills because I know what I can do and my parents know what I can do. That is all the recognizition I feel I need because I feel to become a better person I can't be obsessed with how others view me. However too often I am too concerned with how others view me. I have definetly not achieved the needs to know and understand level. This is because I am only 15 and I feel that I still have a lifetime of learning to undergo. I do not have that need yet to know and understand everything but I do feel a need to have a basic knowledge of current events and how o