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Psychoanalytic Criticism: A supplementary Discussion

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A.S. Rafi:
5 (c) The Superego

The last component of personality to develop is the superego. The superego is the aspect of personality that holds all of our internalized moral standards and ideals that we acquire from both parents and society--our sense of right and wrong. The superego provides guidelines for making judgments. According to Freud, the superego begins to emerge at around age five

Tahsina:
Just a little note: Freud was accused of being overtly sexual in relating his ideas. Not always he was right in his interpretations.  :)

Shampa Iftakhar:
His theory is not scientific also. For more, visit the following links:

http://samvak.tripod.com/psychoanalysis4.html
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/science/psychoanalysi...

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