CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

FREUDS PERSONALITY THEORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, the superego is mostly concerned with
A
honoring impulses from unconscious.
B
upholding morals and values taught by society and parents.
C
balancing the id and ego.
D
focusing on what is realistic.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality, the superego is the component of personality composed of the internalized ideals that we have acquired from our parents and society. The superego works to suppress the urges of the id and tries to make the ego behave morally, rather than realistically.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The superego incorporates the values and morals of society which are learned from one’s parents and others. Parts of the unconscious mind (the id and superego) are in constant conflict with the conscious part of the mind (the ego).

Detailed explanation-4: -The superego is the last component of personality to develop. According to Freud, it begins to emerge around the age of five. The main concern of the superego is whether an action is right or wrong. The superego is not concerned with reality.

Detailed explanation-5: -Psychoanalysis was founded by Sigmund Freud. Freud believed that people could be cured by making their unconscious a conscious thought and motivations, and by that gaining “insight". The aim of psychoanalysis therapy is to release repressed emotions and experiences, i.e. make the unconscious conscious.

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