superego

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As I previously stated, it's his id, his ego and his superego.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2023

They represent a fundamental paradox of the television and motion picture industry: the smooth, reflective surface of the American superego, set at an increasingly uncomfortable angle against the people who create it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

When we torture ourselves with self-recrimination or simply feel guilty for not living up to our aspirations, it’s the superego at work.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

If Elon Musk’s tweets are pure lizard-brain id, Bezos’ tweets are all superego — my guy probably workshops them, which is why they’re DOA, emotionally.

From The Verge • May 16, 2022

The latter includes all our defence mechanisms and most of the superego.

From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Vaknin, Samuel