In Freudian theory, the moral component of personality that internalizes societal standards and ideals, producing guilt when they are violated.
From Latin 'super' (above) + 'ego' (I). Freud's 'Uber-Ich' (over-I). The moral authority above the ego.
The superego is your inner judge — it holds all the rules your parents and society taught you and makes you feel guilty when you break them.
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