Psychodynamic explanations of offending behaviour focus on the influence of early childhood experiences and how they impact later development. For example, Freud’s concepts of the unconscious mind and tripartite (three part) personality can be used to explain the development of criminal behaviour. The superego is the part of personality that is likely to be related to offending behaviour, as it embodies our conscience and sense of right and wrong. If an individual’s superego is weak or under-developed (through failure to identify with the same sex parent in the phallic stage), then an individual will have little control over anti-social behaviour and be more likely to act in ways that gratify the id, which is based on the pleasure principle and wants immediate gratification.