Elke lends a friend some money, but the friend doesn’t pay her back when he said he would. Though Elke feels angry, her mother t
aught her that it is rude to yell or say anything that might upset someone else, so she pretends she isn’t angry and asks the friend to pay her back in a month. Freud would say that Elke’s ________ told her she shouldn’t show anger towards others.
Hello! Elke was influenced by the superego, which is the voice of authority, the voice of his mother warning her to not be angry or explosive because of a problem, but rather maintain the posture and face the situation in a calm and respectful way, without overflow.
It increased material wealth, extended life, and was a powerful force for social change. It undermined the centuries-old class structure in Europe and reorganized the economic and philosophical worldview of the West.
