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In Situation 1, Mary's ID is her desire to go to the Shakespeare Festival, her EGO is her decision to study on Saturday and compromise by going on Sunday, and her Super Ego is the guilt and anxiety she feels about neglecting her studies. In Situation 2, Tom's ID is the impulse to drive his friends to the arcade, his EGO is the consideration of his parents' rules and his nervousness about breaking them, and his Super Ego is the judgment he makes about his friends' suggestion being mean and the desire to adhere to rules.

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In Situation 1, Mary's ID is her desire to go to the Shakespeare Festival, her EGO is her decision to study on Saturday and compromise by going on Sunday, and her Super Ego is the guilt and anxiety she feels about neglecting her studies. In Situation 2, Tom's ID is the impulse to drive his friends to the arcade, his EGO is the consideration of his parents' rules and his nervousness about breaking them, and his Super Ego is the judgment he makes about his friends' suggestion being mean and the desire to adhere to rules.

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Read the following situational descriptions and identify which of Freud’s


personality components are at work here. Identify in every situation which one is the ID, EGO,
and Super Ego.

Situation 1
Mary has been studying for weeks for the final exam in calculus. The test is
Monday. On Friday afternoon her boyfriend, Paul, tells her that he has tickets
for the Saturday and Sunday performances of the annual Shakespeare Festival.
Mary loves Shakespeare and would really like to spend time with Paul but feels
guilty and anxious about it because she must continue to study for the exam.
She eventually realizes that she can tell Paul that she must study on Saturday,
but would love to go with him on Sunday.

Situation 2
Tom has just gotten his driver’s license. His parents allow him to drive to and
from school, but nowhere else before or after. His friends want him to drive them
to the video arcade on the way home, which is about 2 miles out of his way. Tom
feels nervous at first, and then starts thinking how mean his friends’ suggestion
is and that he should find new friends who won’t ask him to break rules.

Answer:

1. Id -

Ego –

Super Ego –

2. Id -

Ego –

Super Ego –

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