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2007-11-11 10:51:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
the superego in freud's terms, is kind of like a conscience, its the values that we have internalized from our parents and our surroundings.
a person who is always worrying about what is "proper" what is legal, what is moral is someone with a very strong superego.
2007-11-11 10:57:25 · answer #1 · answered by spaghetti 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any time you refrain from something because "your conscience won't let you" it is an instance of superego behavior. This is to be distinguished from refraining to do something because you're afraid of the consequences; here the consequences are internal.
2007-11-11 19:02:20 · answer #2 · answered by LucaPacioli1492 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Sigmund Freud, Our personality can be broken up into id (child in us ), ego (I) and superego (parent in us)
For example, you want to kiss a girl who is a stranger. There is a conflict between the the child in us and the parent in us. The child in us will say go ahead but the parent in us say no. Our Ego (I) will mediate between the child and parent before the Ego take actions
2007-11-11 19:07:23 · answer #3 · answered by Bernard T 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Super Ego's main function is to keep us out of trouble, I think! To stop potentially dangerous spontaneous actions; to slow us down to think our way through a situation. But it can also be very punitive and clamp down on healthy spontaneity with shame, guilt etc. It's mainly an early incorporation of our mothers' warnings; instrutions; etc. Yes, Freud's construction.
2007-11-11 20:52:46 · answer #4 · answered by Martell 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The ability to discern right and wrong and restraints.
2007-11-11 19:01:51 · answer #5 · answered by marty 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Example: "I'm the best player on the team"
"I'm the strongest person in the world"
"I'm the smartest person in the world" ETC...
2007-11-11 18:55:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋