Question

Stan really wants to drink more beer to get really drunk, but part of his personality is stopping him because he knows that this is not socially acceptable behavior. according to the psychoanalytic approach to personality, which element of his personality is motivating him to match societal norms and expectations?

Answer 1

The answer is superego. This is the ethical constituent of the character and delivers the moral values by which the ego functions. The superego's condemnations, exclusions, and reserves make an individual’s integrity, and its optimistic ambitions and ideals signify one's perfect self-image, or “ego ideal.”