Keesha is worried that her mother will find out that she accidentally broke her brother's truck.She is starting to develop a conscience.Which of the following psychosexual stages includes our conception of a "conscience?"

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The Superego is responsible for our moral values and conscience. It is developed during the phallic stage of psychosexual development, which occurs around ages 3-6. Keesha's concern for hiding her mistake and developing a sense of right and wrong suggest that she is beginning to form a Superego. The Id represents our primal desires and instincts, the Ego mediates between the Id and the external world, and libido refers to the overall sexual energy in the body, none of which directly relate to the development of a conscience.

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