Superego

• Begins to develop at age 5
• The morality principle emerges as the child internalises the values and norms of their parents and society
• It influences behaviour by inducing guilt when an individuals actions conflict with its strict standards, moderating behaviour according to moral and societal expectations
• It punishes the ego for wrongdoings through guilt
• Freud argued that early childhood experiences shape the structure of personality
• Freud argued that early childhood experiences shape the structure of personality