A number of psychologists expanded on Freud's theories and classical psychoanalysis by integrating newer ideas into his original framework. One subset, the ego-psychologists, focused on the ego as a guiding force in an individual's mastery of life, rather than simply a component of personality forced to constantly contend with the id. Which ego psychologist first proposed the idea that the ego developed parallel to the id, rather than after the id?
A)Anna Freud
B)Heinz Hartmann
C)Margaret Mahler
D)Alex Unger

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Heinz Hartmann, considered the father of ego psychology, believed that the ego exists parallel with the id, rather than arising from it and that people are driven by their thinking as well as their passions.

A Number of Psychologists Expanded on Freud's Theories and Classical