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 the guilt she feels for stealing the food is the ____.

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The superego is the part of Freud's personality structure that deals with morality and guilt, representing internalized societal and parental standards.

Thuy Is Faced with a Dilemma