

It evokes the feeling of guilt and shame and sometimes would make you feel very inferior among everything else that surrounds you. Superego is like a scolding voice of a mother or any recognized authority, may it be a teacher’s, a friend, a priest) in a human person’s head. These actions and all other sinful acts make you feel guilty and anxious, or even inferior. Notice yourself succumbing more often to your desires such as eating chocolates or buying that latest Louboutin shoes. However, ego is also said to be more acquainted with the id. Thus it can also be stated that the ego’s job is the hardest since it must find harmony and balance with the three masters. It is said that ego serves three master: the id, the reality, and the superego. Ego keeps a human being from crossing the line of becoming sane and normal or totally the opposite. Ego’s task is to find balance between a human person’s desires and the reality. It really organizes every though and emotion involved in the process. Ego filters what’s real and makes sense out of it. It includes reasoning, tolerance, memory, understanding, judgment, planning, whatever else that’s keeping it real is what is called ego. It is made up of the organized parts of a person’s personality. Ego is not measurable contrary to the singer’s line, ‘I got a big ego, such a huge ego…’ Ego basically is a human beings reaction or actuation towards his/her needs. To explain further, here are the distinctions of the two.Įgo, to begin with, is not Beyonce’s song of the same title. Ego and superego especially, are the most common psyche that an average person has. The three have different characteristics but all are inherent within a human being. These parts are called id, ego, and superego.

According to this guy, the human psyche is divided into three parts. Sigmund Freud, the man who knows so much about the personality of a human being, has another theory that talks about a person’s psyche. It is connected to everything, anatomically, physiologically and cognitively.
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Psychology understands that the mind holds the answer as of how to define a perplex human being. One minor study alone cannot or could not handle the complexity of the person’s beautiful mind. That is why psychology became a branch of science. However, Man’s creator has designed everything so perfectly that the human psyche although not possible to enter physically, can be devoured psychologically. It keeps us out of trouble and alive.The human psyche is a confound realm that no man has ever penetrated. By “it”, I mean words, actions and body language. Our Ego is shaped by our society and our knowledge of social interactions and how it affects those around us. Its mean.” or “It’s not the right time to say that.” I hope you’re following me on my thoughts. But our Ego tells us, “No, don’t say that. If our SuperEgo gets in control, then we become Narcissistic or very condescending. While the Id demands for something, the Ego says, “No, we must wait.” or “Only a little.” WIth the SuperEgo, we make a lot of judgements and this is where our confidence lies.

But, our society has given us a list of rules and codes that we live by and this is where the Ego comes in. My take on it is that the Id and SuperEgo are the natural instincts of mankind and we want to act upon these thoughts/feelings. I’m sure you know what each one is and their function in our lives. Well, no one has answered so I guess I’ll give it a try.
