AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -superego, in the psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud, the latest developing of three agencies (with the id and ego) of the human personality. The superego is the ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates.

Detailed explanation-2: -The superego operates on the morality principle. It is the moral compass, telling people what is right and what is wrong.

Detailed explanation-3: -The superego is present in the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious.

Detailed explanation-4: -The superego’s function is to control the id’s impulses, especially those which society forbids, such as sex and aggression. It also has the function of persuading the ego to turn to moralistic goals rather than simply realistic ones and to strive for perfection.

Detailed explanation-5: -The primary action of the superego is to suppress entirely any urges or desires of the id that are considered wrong or socially unacceptable. It also tries to force the ego to act morally rather than realistically. Finally, the superego strives for moral perfections, without taking reality into account.