It teaches that the process of socialization helps shape a person’s image, wherein the person learns the attributes of his culture and community.

It favors a rational-empirical approach over magical and superstitious explanation of things, including the self.

It says that the self is embedded in our culture.

He believed that congruence happens when our thoughts about our real self and ideal self are very similar. Congruence leads to a greater sense of self-worth and a healthy, productive life

He believed that the self is defined by the movement of our brain. A constant movement of the brain can be the basis of who the person is.

It teaches that unsatisfactoriness and suffering exist and are universally experienced. Desire and attachment are the causes of unsatisfactoriness and suffering.

It teaches that the self is part of the universe. It is living a balanced life with society and nature, being open and accepting to change, forgetting about prejudices and egocentric ideas.

According to Freud, this area is where majority of our memories since childhood are deeply stored. It is very difficult to tap the memories. It would need a trained professional and several special techniques in order to make some memories resurface.

According to Plato, it is the part of the person that is driven by desire and need to satisfy oneself. This satisfaction involves physical needs, pleasures and desires, objects, and situations.