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what is the book really about?gist of it.

Tg The book is about the inner battles between the ego, the unconscious, and the superconscious. It is almost impossible to please these three Psychic sy…moreThe book is about the inner battles between the ego, the unconscious, and the superconscious. It is almost impossible to please these three Psychic systems simultaneously. The Psychic system very much likes to keep the system in a unexcited state. Sometimes it does it to the detriment of the person by erecting defense mechanisms like Projection, and repressions so as not to overexcite or change the Individual Psychic system from within or without.(less)

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how does freud define teenager?

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