Stan wants to drink more beer to get really drunk, but part of his personality is stopping him because he knows that this is not socially acceptable behaviour. According to the psychoanalytic approach to personality, which element of his personality is motivating him to match societal norms and expectations?

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The superego, according to the psychoanalytic approach to personality, represents the moral and ethical standards of society that have been internalized by the individual. It acts as a mediator between the id (which seeks pleasure and gratification without regard for consequences) and the external world, ensuring that behaviors and desires are in line with social norms and expectations. In this case, it is the superego that is stopping Stan from drinking more beer because he knows it is not socially acceptable behavior.

Stan Wants to Drink More Beer to Get Really Drunk