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?

choices
id
ego
superego
ideal self
social self

Answer 1

Superego

Explanation:

The personality theory was proposed by Sigmund Freud. Id, Ego, Superego are three dynamics of personality. These are the basic personality principle.

It is the basic principle that works on pleasure-seeking behavior.

Ego is the second basic principle that works on the reality principle

Superego is the third principle that works on the principle of morality. Conscience is another part of morality. It deals with moral value. These three principles work in personality theory that helps in building up personality.

Answer 2

Answer: Superego

Explanation: Superego is defined as component which is acquired by the society and parents that invoke the supreme standards in an individual internally.It helps in operating the ego with morals and ethical manner .

According to the mentioned situation, Stan is not able to drink more alcohol due to the superego present in him. He wants to act morally so that standards of society is not violated.

Other options are incorrect because id is the instinct part that contains the hidden desires and memories .Ego is reality based part that falls between id and superego. Ideals self and social self is the concept depicting about self concept through evaluation based on ideal and social surrounding respectively.