A client has begun a course of psychoanalysis. According to psychoanalytic theory, the client's notions of right and wrong are controlled by:

A) The id
B) The superego
C) The ego
D) Latency


Ans: B
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The superego is essentially what Freud thought of as conscience. The id, the original system of the personality, consists of everything psychological a person inherits at birth, including the instincts. The ego mediates between the id and the external world. The ego's function is to meet the needs of the id but in a way that ensures the person's well-being.

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