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Freud proposed that the human psyche consists of three parts -- Ego, super-ego, and id -- and that defense mechanisms are an attempt by the mind to resolve conflicts between the super-ego and the id.  

Freud proposed that the human psyche consists of three parts -- Ego, super-ego, and id -- and that defense mechanisms are an attempt by the mind to resolve conflicts between the super-ego and the id.  

Contemporary psychology views Freud as having been an important and insightful contributor in the early days of the field, whose theories overemphasized sexuality at the expense of environmental influences on personality and psychopathology {{fact}}.

Contemporary psychology views Freud as having been an important and insightful contributor in the early days of the field, whose theories overemphasized sexuality at the expense of environmental influences on personality and psychopathology <ref>Westen, D. (1998).  The scientific legacy of Sigmund Freud:  Toward a psychodynamically informed psychological science.  ''Psychological Bulletin, 124'', 333-371.</ref>.

Sigmund Freud died of maxillary cancer at the age of 82.

Sigmund Freud died of maxillary cancer at the age of 82.

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