In psychoanalytic theory, which of the following statements is true about the superego?
A. It is totally unconscious .B. It is a defense mechanism
C. It functions to reduce guilt and shame
D. It contains the ego ideal
The
Answer is.
(D).
It contains the ego ideal
It
contains the ego ideal In his structural theory of the mind, Freud divided the
psychic apparatus into three agencies: the id, which contains the instinctual
drives; the ego, whose function is to find an equilibrium between gratification
of the instinctual drives and the rules of society (and the demands of the
superego); and the superego, the agency that contains the internalized parental
and societal rules and dictates to the ego what is not to be done. The ego
idea!, a component of the superego, is the internal standard of what one should
be to be approved all the time by and internalized parental figures. Shame is a
consequence of not living up to one's ego ideal, while guilt is the consequence
of transgressing the superego's prohibitions. The superego, as well as the ego,
have both conscious and unconscious components.
