A client complains about a "selfish" spouse, a person only meeting their own sexual needs and never the client's needs. According to Freud, which personality structure should the nurse identify is predominantly driving the spouse's actions?

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1.This is correct. The spouse's actions are driven by the predominance of the id, the part of the personality that is identified as the pleasure principle and is the locus of instinctual drives.
2.This is incorrect. The spouse's actions are driven by the predominance of the id, the part of the personality that is identified as the pleasure principle and is the locus of instinctual drives. Freud did not identify a superid.
3.This is incorrect. The spouse's actions are driven by the predominance of the id, the part of the personality that is identified as the pleasure principle and is the locus of instinctual drives. The ego, also called the rational self or the reality principle, functions as the mediator to maintain harmony among the external world, the id, and the superego.
4.This is incorrect. The spouse's actions are driven by the predominance of the id, the part of the personality that is identified as the pleasure principle and is the locus of instinctual drives. The superego internalizes the values and morals set forth by primary caregivers. It is composed of the conscious and ego-ideal.

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