Overeating Due to Anxiety

Freud presented the psychoanalytic view of human nature and the personality, noting that the human being has an energy system that is made up of unconscious instincts, biological drives, conscious and unconscious parts (Id, Ego, Super Ego), anxieties, and defense systems. Freud proclaimed that the libido went through four developmental stages: oral, anal, phallic, and genital. For Freud, childhood experiences and biological instincts determine the personality development and organization (Freud, 1966, p. 397; Gay, 1989, p. 7).

According to Freud, the ego represents all that we call reason and common sense, is based on reality, and controls consciousness. The ego acts as a protective shield against environmental stimuli, with the task of self-preservation. The id, a part of the unconscious, includes passions and impulses related to unrestricted pleasure. The ego acts as a gatekeeper for the id and unconscious material or unwelcome unconscious processes (Freud, 1966, p. 446; Gay, 1989, p. 11). When a person experiences a flooding of anxiety or depression

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