Hi @beulinator :) i don't now anything about psychology, so this is all new to me - if you want to know about fishing, i'm your man :) Ok - so was Freud saying that our "animal side" of our personality is genetic? That would make sense as violent temperament is often bred out of animals such as wolves to make dogs, so why should we be any different - and whether we act or succumb to our "animal side", is dependant upon a stable environment ie our up-bringing, the better the up-bringing, the less likely we are to act out aggressively- that kinda makes sense too. People tend to follow in the footsteps of their parents, good parents = good kids. Other side of the coin / Abused tend to abuse etc... But then schools are also a big influencing factor on how to behave - mob mentality, programmed in by the state from an early age, taught what to think not how to think - I think i need to read a book on this to get up to speed - after iv'e done mote in gods eye. Thank you for the reply :)
RE: Theories Of Personality: Introduction (Part1)