... of this paper. To fully understand this mental process and the integral role it plays in determining psychic health, an account of important stepping-stones in ego development must be given. Subsequently, the way in which healthy ego development is intrinsically linked with effective integration of the id (with ego and superego) will be addressed and quantified by problems that can arise in this process. A brief section will be dedicated to ways in which these problems can be overcome through psychoanalysis that will, in turn, assist in elucidating the essence of integration itself. Conclusively, a thorough evaluation of the limitations of integration will result in a definitive answer to the question of whether integration can in fact ensure mental health. Here begins the quest for understanding, as Hans Loewald concisely said, "[the way one] comes to terms with and takes responsibility for one's unconscious history." Integrative processes begin at a very ...

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