When 2-year-old matthew was told he would get no dessert until he finished the food on his plate, he threw his plate on the floor in a temper tantrum. freud would have suggested that matthew was unable to resist the demands of his superego. ego. id. oedipus complex?

Freud would have suggested that Matthew was unable to resist the demands of his "Id".
Freud saw the personality into three sections, the id, ego and superego, all creating at various stages in our lives.The id is the piece of our mind which reacts specifically and instantly to the impulses and instincts. The identity of the infant kid is all id and just later does it build up an ego and super-ego.