Jonathan, a 15-year-old, loves ice cream and finishes an entire tub of ice cream for dinner. In the context of Freud's structures of personality, which of the following most likely dictates his behavior?

A. Eros

B. thanatos

C. superego

D. id

Answer:D. id

Explanation:

Id is the personality element according to Sigmund Freud it only works towards fulfilling our desires, needs and urges nomatter what it takes. It doesn't resonate with reality it just works with pleasure principle which says gratify yourself as soon as you feel like you need to.

It takes no consideration of any consequences that may arise whilst we gratifying ourselves. This is why Jonathan just eat all the bowl of ice cream without considering tomorrow or others who may also still needs to eat it. Ego can assist us in this case to relate our urges and desires to reality for example we don't have to eat all jar of ice-cream at once and that is reality that the ego can assist us with.