Critique of Freud's theory of personality

Freud proposed that the human psyche comprises three separate but related parts that form a person's personality.

• The id
• The ego
• The superego

Freud suggested that the three parts develop at different times and have different roles but ...

• Freud's morality and the superego: Sigmund Freud suggested people developed morally when they set aside their selfish needs for the values of important socialising agents (e.g. parents)
• Piaget's theory of moral development: Jean Piaget theorised th...

There isn't a lot amount of scientific research on love withdrawal, but the few studies that exist turned up consistent findings: Children on the reveiving end tend to have lower self-esteem. They display signs of poorer emotional health overall and may even be more apt to engage in delinquent ac...