Reaction Paper on Personality Thoery

The id is the unconscious part of our mind that "contains our secret desires, darkest wishes, (and) intense fears" ("Psychoanalytic Criticism" 2). The id is entirely irrational and serves only to fulfill urges and wishes that the person most desires. The superego is also unconscious and is driven by the morality principal. It "represents the demands of morality and of society" (Mullahay 39). The superego urges us to do what will be accepted by our peers and by society. It can be compared to our conscious in the sense that it drives us to do what is right so that we won’t feel guilt or remorse. The third part to the trio is the ego, which is based solely on logic and rationality, and is part of the conscious mind. The ego "represents reason and sanity" and makes sensible and logical decisions even though these decisions may not fulfill all of our desires (Mullahay 36). "The ego (can be called) the battleground for forces of the superego and id" in that it "regulates (the) id and comes to terms with (the) superego" ("Psychoanalytic Criticism" 2).

The ego is the mediator between the id and the circumstances of the external world to aid their interaction. The ego represents reason in contrast to the id. Freud called the ego ich, which translates to English as “I”. The ego follows the reality principal. The ego does not exist independently of the id. The ego exists to help the id, and is constantly striving to bring about satisfaction of the id’s instincts. If the ego fails to keep a balance with the id and superego, a person may have difficulty

The ego is the part of the mind that represents consciousness. It employs reason, common sense, and the power to delay immediate responses to external stimuli (Storr). When making a decision, the ego balances out both needs of the id and the superego. In Freud’s own words, “It performs that task by gaining control over the demands of the instincts, by deciding whether they are to be allowed satisfaction, by postponing that satisfaction or suppressing their excitations entirely,” (Freud). Being a stereotypical earnest

Thirdly, the superego. This develops later in childhood and tries to control the ego, compromising of two elements, the conscience and the ego-ideal. The conscience will punish the ego if it misbehaves, this being the source of guilt. The ego-ideal will reward the ego if it shows good behaviour, this being the source of pride and confidence.

Ego activates the motivation it takes in order to find one’s own happiness. Rand talks about advantages of “egoism” in the excerpt “The Soul of an Individualist” from her novel The Fountainhead. Rand says that a man’s confidence comes from within his spirit. His spirit “is his self”. The actions a man performs are “ego” (“The Soul of an Individualist”).

Superego is the division of personality that contains the conscience and develops by incorporating the perceived moral standard of society. The superego has idealistic standards that the ego struggles to satisfy. The standard that Shrek thinks Fiona wants is to have a handsome, human, prince to marry and not him who is an Ogre. Especially since that this the standard Fiona’s father forced into his brain. This leads him to take a potion that turns them into humans. Instead of see that Fiona loves Shrek for who he is, he tried to make them both look like what society expects them to be.

Superego is the complete opposite of the id, which battles the superego in order to influence the ego. Superego will make one feel guilty about past actions and their desires, just like an inner voice speaking inside of them (Pak). In Lord of the Flies, the character that strongly represents superego is Piggy. Piggy is the prime example of superego on the

Id – We are born with this. It seeks instant gratification for drives, such as sex and aggression. When a need is realised, the id wants satisfaction immediately.

The superego is the morality principle where a person feels responsible towards society. It also blocks out aggression and can cause guilt. Greg operated in his superego when he returned home, “He thought ahead of what his father would say and wondered if he should tell him about Lemon Brown. He thought about it until he reached his stoop, and decided against it,” (Myers 8). He didn’t want to tell his father about Lemon Brown because he didn’t want to get in even more trouble or another lecture, “Greg pushed the button over the bell marked Ridley, thought of the lecture he knew his father would give him, and smiled,”

The superego is a projection of the ego. It is the moral censoring agency; the part that makes moral judgments and the repository of conscience and pride. It brings reason, order and social acceptability to the otherwise uncontrolled and potentially harmful realm of biological impulses (Guerin 128-31).

Superego: This is that part of our psyche that determines how we think we should react in a given situation. This is the development of morals, what is right and what is wrong. It is a further development of control over the id response.

The area consists of all the internalized norms, values, and feelings that are taught in the socialization process. The superego brings the social pressures of reality to push upon the id. The superego exhibits society’s restraint on the id. When the id is saying, "I want that," the superego is saying, "Wait, slow down, think about this for a little bit. Is this right?" The superego acts as the mind’s conscience and responds to the social rules.

The Superego is representative of our conscience and is opposite of the id. “Superego” comes from Latin and really means “above the ego”. It is the greatest power of our mind. The superego is what most people would call the conscience or where a god would be. The Superego is a basis for how we view the world, social norms, and morals. Also, as the Superego portrays the conscience, it holds our sense of wrong and right. We have to follow the needs of the Superego or else we might feel some guilt or shame.

Finally, Myers states that "the superego strives for perfection and judges our actions, producing positive feelings of pride or negative feelings of guilt" (380). The superego acts as the mind's conscience. In the story, the narrator, Mama, clearly represents the superego portion of the mind structure because of her guilty conscience and her wishes to be perfect, both mentally and physically.

Assuming the Superego dominates her personality, she would strictly adhere to her parents’ wishes, as the superego is a result of the child’s internalization of her parents’ ethical values and teachings and