Question

Animated movies sometimes depict an individual’s personal conflict by showing the individual with an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other. The angel is most analogous to Freud’s idea of the _____ and the devil is most analogous to Freud’s idea of the

Answer 1

Answer: Angel is Superego

Devil is Id

Explanation: The Ego, Superego, and Id are instances that form the human psyche. This according to the Personality Theory(1923), developed by Sigmund Freud in his studies on psychoanalysis.

Ego is the mechanism responsible for the balance of the psyche. It seeks to regulate the impulses of the Id while trying to satisfy them in a less immediate and more realistic way.

Superego  consists in the representation of the moral and cultural ideals and values ​​of the individual.

Id consists of the desires, wants and primitive drives, formed mainly by the instincts and organic desires for the pleasure.