superego

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

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2023

Freud introduced the idea of the superego in the 1920s to describe how one part of our personality judges other parts.

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

But it’s not easy to invest in the relationship of the siblings when Japhy comes across as a smirking figure from Alice’s superego.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2022

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

From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Vaknin, Samuel