Um, no. Freud's theories were never based on experimental results, but they did work for him in a clinical setting to a certain extent. His ideas are metaphorical, and you can't measure metaphors. There's no actual "id" portion of the brain, but human beings behave like there is.
Freud's theories are models for human behavior. They're pretty good in that respect as long as you don't try to make them something they aren't.
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