Freud theorized that an individual's behavior results from the interaction of these key parts or subsystems within the personality or psyche: the id, ego and superego. ... Since the id - ego relationship in merely one of expediency, Freud postulated a third key subsystem- the superego. The superego is the outgrowth of the taboos and moral values of society. ... As the superego develops, it becomes an additional inner control system that copes with the uninhibited desires of the id. ...

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