Monday, December 30, 2013

Sigmund Freud's Theory: Superego

According to Freud's theory, superego is the third and last element of  personality. Superego means "above I" which can be interpreted as "above self". The superego consists of morals and values which have been learned from society and family. The superego can give the feelings of guilt when one has done something morally wrong (the conscious). The superego can also give the feeling of pride and accomplishment when one has done something right (ego ideal). The superego tries to the person's behaviors to stay as civilize as possible. It attempts to resist the id's unacceptable urges. It also attempts to make the ego follow idealistic standards rather than realistic principles. The superego is in  a person's conscious, preconscious, and unconscious. I believe the superego is like a trainer or a teacher. It tries to teach teach the ego and id how to behave themselves. Without the superego, we would not be a civilized society. The ego would just do whatever the id commands it to do. It does not know what is right or wrong unlike the superego.



The superego's way of viewing compares to id
and ego is described well in the picture.

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