Dawud was at a party where pretty much everyone was intoxicated.Although Dawud would very much like to fit in with his peers at the party, he has been raised to believe that intoxication is wrong, and he can't bring himself to participate in the revelries.Which part of Dawud's personality, according to the psychodynamic model, has influenced Dawud's choice to abstain from the drinking at the party?

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The superego is the part of the personality according to the psychodynamic model that represents a person's internalized sense of right and wrong. In this scenario, Dawud's superego is likely influencing his decision to abstain from drinking despite the peer pressure and social norms of the party. The id represents a person's primitive and instinctual drives, the ego is the conscious part of the personality that mediates between the id and the external world, and the superid is not a recognized part of the psychodynamic model.

Dawud Was at a Party Where Pretty Much Everyone Was