CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The superego not only controls the id and its impulses towards societal taboos, like sex and aggression, it also attempts to get the ego to go beyond realistic standards and aspire to moralistic ones. The superego works at both conscious and unconscious levels.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex as Superego Several studies have consistently linked moral judgment with the cortical region of the brain known as the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC). This area of the brain has reciprocal neural connections with the amygdala and is intimately bound up with emotional control.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -According to Freudian theory, the id is the component of personality that forms the basis of our most primitive impulses. The id is entirely unconscious, and it drives our most important motivations, including the sexual drive (libido) and the aggressive or destructive drive (Thanatos).