In Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality, one of the three systems that make up the human personality is the ego, which is the individuals' internal expression of moral and ethical codes of conduct.

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The ego, according to Freud, is the rational and realistic part of the personality that mediates between the id (instinctual drives) and the superego (internalized moral standards). It does not necessarily represent the individual's moral and ethical codes of conduct.

In Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality, One of the Three