The ego resembles id in seeking pleasure and reducing stress but contradicts id in devising a realistic strategy to obtain pleasure. The ego lends a hand in appeasing and pleasing id’s demands as well as control its chaotic attitude by confining it into social norms. The ego helps a person how to behave and satisfy the id’s demands by working out realistically. The ego works considering the social standards and protocols, often negotiating or suspending satisfaction to escape negative concerns and comments of society. The ego works by logical reasoning, whereas id is absurd, unrealistic, and unreasonable. The ego is the decision-making factor that determines the personality of an individual. The ego develops at the age of 3 years, after which sense of reality is being produced in an individual. The ego develops after the development of id, which is beyond reality. The ego develops to mediate between a real-world and an unrealistic id. ![]() The ego is defined as the part of id that has been altered by the uninterrupted influence of the external world. On the flip side, the superego directly contradicts the id, limiting the human actions by keeping their consequences in mind. The ego manages to deal with id part of the psyche, pleasing as well as controlling it at the same time. In contrast, the leading role of the superego is confining the mind in the boundaries of norms and morality, and restricting them from becoming socially unacceptable. The leading role of the ego is maintaining the balance between the conscious and unconscious. ![]() On the other hand, the superego confines both id and ego for the consequences of their actions. The ego acts as a bridge between id and superego, which are parts of the psyche of the brain. ![]() On the flip side, the superego is concerned about rules and other norms in dealing with a person’s actions and possessions. The ego is mainly related to long-term benefits and results of actions. The ego can be defined as having a realistic approach to life, whereas the superego is the last component toward the critical and moralizing part. On the other hand, the superego is comprised of punishments, warnings, and rewards. The ego comprises reasoning, judgment, understanding, and planning. In contrast, the superego refers to perfectionism, a sense of ideality that is learned from parents and teachers. In contrast, the part of the mind, which is a self-critical conscience, is called the superego. The part of the mind, which mediates between conscious and subconscious, is called ego. Part of mind that act as a relay center for self-critical conscience Part of mind that acts as a relay center between conscious and unconscious Reality testing and personal identification ![]() Punishments, warnings, ego-ideal, rewards, and positive reinforcements Reasoning, tolerance, memory, understanding, judgment, and planning Rules and regulations regarding a person’s actions and their effects Long-term benefits and consequences of actions Tries to please and control the id at the same time Maintain a balance among reality, superego, and idĬonfines both ego and id for consequences of their actions The moralizing and criticizing components of the mind are called the superego. The realistic and controlling component of the mind is called the ego. (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind Comparison Chart Ego
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