Carl refrains from drinking alcohol when he is in public, because he feels that drinking alcohol is not socially acceptable. He prefers to drink at home with close friends and family. According to the psychoanalytic approach, which of the following is responsible for Carl's behavior:

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Leanna Lucero

2 December, 02:21

Carl refrains from drinking alcohol when he is in public, because he feels that drinking alcohol is not socially acceptable. He prefers to drink at home with close friends and family. According to the psychoanalytic approach, which of the following is responsible for Carl's behavior:

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Edgar Mccoy · Answer 1

Superego

Explanation:

According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality, the superego is the component of personality composed of the inner ideals that we have acquired from our parents and society. The superego works to suppress the urges of the idea and tries to make the ego behave morally, rather than realistically just as in the case of

Carl who refrains from drinking alcohol when he is in public, because he feels that drinking alcohol is not socially acceptable. He prefers to drink at home with close friends and family.