superego
/ˈsuːpəriːɡəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsuːpəriːɡəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌsü-pər-ˈē-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce superego (audio) also -ˈe-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce superego (audio)/ (ame, mw)
superego — noun
- superegosingular
- superegosplural
1. in Freudian theory, the internal moral agency within the psyche that judges thou
in Freudian theory, the internal moral agency within the psyche that judges thoughts and actions as right or wrong — it produces feelings of guilt, shame, or pride depending on whether the person's behaviour matches the standards they have internalised from parents and society.
According to Freud, the superego develops around age five as a child internalises parental rules.
collocation: superego + develops
Jude felt a wave of guilt, his superego punishing him for lying to his grandmother.
superego + punishing + for + gerund
Padma's therapist suggested that her extremely strict superego was the source of her chronic anxiety.
Eitan's superego flooded him with shame after he snapped at the cashier for no reason.
- conscience
everyday term for the inner sense of right and wrong; superego is the specific psychoanalytic concept that includes the conscience as one of its functions
- id
the primitive, instinct-driven part of the psyche that seeks immediate pleasure, opposed to the superego's moral restraint
文法句型
the superego
用法筆記
Almost always used with the definite article the, as in 'the superego'. Frequently contrasted with ego and id, the other two components of Freud's structural model of the psyche.