Within the psychoanalytic system of personality and personality development, the transition from "Primary Process" thinking to "Secondary Process" thinking is parallel to
A) development of the id and the superego.
B) the development of the ego and the superego.
C) the development of the id and the ego.
D) none of the above.

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According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory, primary process thinking is associated with the id, which operates on the pleasure principle, while secondary process thinking is associated with the ego, which operates on the reality principle. Therefore, the transition from primary to secondary process thinking is parallel to the development of the ego, which mediates between the demands of the id and the constraints of reality, and the superego, which represents the internalized values and standards of society.

Within the Psychoanalytic System of Personality and Personality Development, the Transition