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What is a superego?

What is a superego? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (psychoanalysis) The part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards that have been learnt.
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He has published about 350 scientific articles and is the author of numerous books focusing in particular on the superego and shame.
This way of acting of the superego dominates the physical and mental fields so that any hope to understand what is happening becomes impossible.
Its termination is the superego, which is the storehouse of all our memories, habits and conditionings.
The superego and the harmful influence of the desire to be refractory to coherence are present proportionally to his resignation.
She has this big box of sensual anger that's all neatly locked up by her superego.
Thus, the superego will animate simple restrictions and will raise them to the rank of false parents.

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