27activity 3: id, ego, superego identification activityInStructIonSRead the following situational descriptions and identify which of Freud’s personality components are at work here.
situation 1Mary has been studying for weeks for the final exam in calculus. The testis Monday. On Friday afternoon her boyfriend, Paul, tells her that he has tickets for the Saturday and Sunday performances of the annual Shakespeare Festival. Mary loves Shakespeare and would really like to spend time with Paul but feels guilty and anxious about it because she must continue to study for the exam. She eventually realizes that she can tell Paul that
she must study on Saturday, but would love to go with him on Sunday.
situation 2Tom has just gotten his driver’s license. His parents allow him to drive to and from school, but nowhere else before or after. His friends want him to drive them to the
video arcade on the way home, which is about 2 miles out of his way. Tom feels nervous at first, and then starts thinking how mean his friends suggestion is and that he should find new friends who won’t ask him to break rules.
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