The Ego and the Id
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The Ego and the Id is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces his influential structural model of the mind, dividing it into id, ego, and superego.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ego and the Id canonical | 3 |
| Das Ich und das Es | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1668171 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ego and the Id Context triple: [Sigmund Freud, notableWork, The Ego and the Id]
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A.
Beyond the Pleasure Principle
Beyond the Pleasure Principle is a 1920 psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces the concepts of the death drive and repetition compulsion, challenging his earlier pleasure-centered theory of the mind.
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B.
The Interpretation of Dreams
The Interpretation of Dreams is Sigmund Freud’s landmark 1899 book that introduced his theory of the unconscious and established dream analysis as a central method in psychoanalysis.
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C.
Civilization and Its Discontents
Civilization and Its Discontents is a seminal 1930 work by Sigmund Freud that explores the tension between individual instinctual desires and the demands of civilized society.
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D.
The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious is a seminal work by Carl Jung that explores his theory of universal, inherited psychological patterns and symbols shared across humanity.
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E.
The Study of Man
The Study of Man is a foundational 1936 anthropology book by Ralph Linton that systematically introduces and explains the nature of culture and human societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ego and the Id Target entity description: The Ego and the Id is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces his influential structural model of the mind, dividing it into id, ego, and superego.
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A.
Beyond the Pleasure Principle
Beyond the Pleasure Principle is a 1920 psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces the concepts of the death drive and repetition compulsion, challenging his earlier pleasure-centered theory of the mind.
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B.
The Interpretation of Dreams
The Interpretation of Dreams is Sigmund Freud’s landmark 1899 book that introduced his theory of the unconscious and established dream analysis as a central method in psychoanalysis.
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C.
Civilization and Its Discontents
Civilization and Its Discontents is a seminal 1930 work by Sigmund Freud that explores the tension between individual instinctual desires and the demands of civilized society.
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D.
The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious is a seminal work by Carl Jung that explores his theory of universal, inherited psychological patterns and symbols shared across humanity.
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E.
The Study of Man
The Study of Man is a foundational 1936 anthropology book by Ralph Linton that systematically introduces and explains the nature of culture and human societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ psychoanalytic work ⓘ |
| author | Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| citedAs | foundational text in psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| contributorTo | development of structural theory in psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| describes |
dynamic relations between id, ego, and superego
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ego defenses ⓘ instinctual drives ⓘ pleasure principle ⓘ reality principle ⓘ repression ⓘ tripartite structure of the mind ⓘ |
| field |
psychoanalysis
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psychology ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInLanguage | German ⓘ |
| genre |
academic literature
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psychology literature ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Ego and the Id self-link ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
formation of the superego
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internalization of parental authority ⓘ psychic conflict ⓘ structural model of id, ego, superego ⓘ unconscious processes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
theoretical discussion of the ego
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theoretical discussion of the id ⓘ theoretical discussion of the superego ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century psychology
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ego psychology ⓘ object relations theory ⓘ psychoanalytic schools of thought ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ego
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ID ⓘ
surface form:
id
psychoanalytic theory ⓘ structural model of the psyche ⓘ superego ⓘ unconscious mind ⓘ |
| movement | Freudian psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| originalPublicationPlace | Vienna ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Ego and the Id
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Das Ich und das Es
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| partOf | Freud's later theoretical works ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| publisher | Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
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Das Ich und das Es