AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Examples of the Superego A woman feels an urge to steal office supplies from work. However, her superego counteracts this urge by focusing on the fact that such behaviors are wrong. A man realizes that the cashier at the store forgot to charge him for one of the items he had in his cart.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, the id is the primitive and instinctual part of the mind that contains sexual and aggressive drives and hidden memories, the super-ego operates as a moral conscience, and the ego is the realistic part that mediates between the desires of the id and the super-ego.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ego operates based on the reality principle, which works to satisfy the id’s desires in a manner that is realistic and socially appropriate. 3 For example, if a person cuts you off in traffic, the ego prevents you from chasing down the car and physically attacking the offending driver.