When an individual is met with feelings of guilt or shame, those feelings are the effect of this entity on the ego.

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The super-ego is the component of the personality composed of the internalized ideals that we have acquired from our parents and society. It works to suppress the urges of the id and tries to make the ego behave morally, rather than realistically. Feelings of guilt or shame arise when we fail to live up to the ideals of the super-ego.

When an Individual Is Met with Feelings of Guilt or Shame