Thuy is faced with a dilemma. She lives in a war-torn country in which for years, the economy has been severely disrupted. In order to feed herself and her children, she steals food, but she feels a great sense of guilt when she does. According to Freud, the personality structure involved in stealing food is the ____, whereas the one involved in the associated guilt is the ____
a. id; ego
b. ego; superego
c. superego; id
d. conscience; ego ideal
b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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