Completar frases Psychological Studies of FreudVersión en línea Activity 14 por interesting learning 1 human mind to develops Sigmund demands superego ego structure standards preconscious unconscious Freud explored the mind more thoroughly than any other who became before him . Freud ( 1900 , 1905 ) developed a topographical model of the , whereby he described the features of mind's and function . In this model the conscious mind ( everything we are aware of ) is seen as the tip of the iceberg , with the mind a repository of a ? cauldron' of primitive wishes and impulse kept at bay and mediated by the area . Freud ( 1923 ) later developed a more structural model of the mind comprising the entities id , ego and ( what Freud called " the psychic apparatus " ) . These are not physical areas within the brain , but rather hypothetical conceptualizations of important mental functions . The develops from the id during infancy . The egos goal is to satisfy the of the id in a safe a socially acceptable way . In contrast the id the ego follows the reality principle as it operates in both the conscious and unconscious mind . The superego during early childhood ( when the child identifies with the same sex parent ) and is responsible for ensuring moral are followed . The superego operates on the morality principle and motivates us to behave in a socially responsible and acceptable manner .