Mrs. Perl
AP Psychology
Freud’s Theory of Personality: Worksheet
Directions:
Work with a partner to answer the following questions about Freud based on the handout about Freud’s theories
Questions:
1. According to Freud what drives behavior?
2. According to Freud, how are the psychosexual stages of development and psychic determinism involved in
personality development?
3. How do the id, edo, and superego interact to influence a person’s personality?
4. How are thoughts and actions governed by the preconscious, conscious, and unconscious?
5. Why are ego-defense mechanisms necessary?
6. Come up with a second example for each defense mechanism on your sheet (write it on your sheet).
7. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Freudian theory of personality development.