Which part of the personality is responsible for morality and striving to be good?

• A. Resistance
• B. Superego
• C. Symbiosis
• D. Projection

Answer: (B)

Freud's structural model of personality identifies the superego as the moral compass. It contains the internalized rules and ideals learned from parents and society, acting as the conscience and guiding you toward morally acceptable behavior. When you act in line with these internal standards, the superego produces feelings of pride; when you violate them, it triggers guilt. This part develops as children absorb parental and cultural norms, and it sits in constant negotiation with the id’s instinctual desires through the ego, which mediates real-world actions. The other terms listed refer to different concepts: projection is attributing your own impulses to others, resistance involves opposition during therapy, and symbiosis describes a mutual, interdependent relationship. Thus the moral regulation and striving to be good come from the superego.