"The sexual life of adult women,  said Sigmund Freud, "is a dark continent for psychology  (Freud, The Question of Lay Analysis). Freud (1856-1939) was an Austrian neurologist and psychologist who became known as the founder of psychoanalysis. Moreover, he was the first to propose woman's psychology as being a unique phenomenon. According to Freud, woman has a diminished superego and moral capacity, in comparison to man. He reached this conclusion by examining the differences between female and male psychosexual development and their unconscious minds. Ultimately, he claims that there are disturbances to such development for woman as a direct result of their gender identity, anatomy, and sexuality. In this essay, the extent to which Freud attributes woman's superego (or lack thereof) to her gender will be explored. Specifically, Freud analyzes the woman's psyche by contrasting her to man, ultimately incorrectly labeling her as the inferior, less powerful being. Furthermore refutations to certain claims will be provided. The Id, Ego, and Superego To begin, it is imperative that Freud's psychological theory of the "Id,  "Ego  and "Superego  are discussed. As a theorizer, Freud used dualistic explanations as he divided issues into opposing powers or antagonistic relations. This is significant as "conflict is at the center of psychoanalytic thinking ”the battle between conflicting conscious and unconscious desires causes the repression which leads to neurosis  (Thurschwell 77). Specifically, Freud describes mental apparatus by splitting it into three concepts: the id, the ego, and the superego. These concepts, however, are topographical, as they exist within the mind yet their location on and or in the brain could never be pinpointed. However, creating such labels allows us to understand how the different parts of the psyche relate to one another. When one is born, they are merely an id, demanding primal desires. Quickly out of these desires develops the ego and then the superego develops as there is more exposure to and a greater understanding for the outer world. The "id  refers to our instinctual desires and is greatly connected to our libido. The id is also inseparable from the unconscious and only acts in the here-and-now, disregarding the future and potential consequences entirely. Interestingly enough, translator James Strachey created the term "id  in attempt to translate the german term "das Es  in a way that would transform Freud's colloquial terms into scientific terms (Thurschwell 79). The correct translation however is "the It  which makes greater sense as it refers to human's animalistic side of the psyche. In contrast to the id, the ego acknowledges time and preserves the self by encouraging it to restrain oneself from giving into certain desires and consult reality. The ego essentially serves as the representative of the external, empirical world. Ultimately it serves as a buffer between the id and the superego. The superego is "discussed in terms of modifications effected in the ego during development  (Freud, The Ego and The Id). It is the internalization of values consistent with pro-social behavior (Hartmann, Heinz, and Loewenstein). Ultimately it acts as a self-criticizing conscience, reflecting social standards learned by interacting with others ”particularly greatly influenced by parents and or guardians. Refuting that Women Lack a Superego According to Freud, the superego is the component of the psyche that the woman greatly lacks. He attributes this to disturbances in the development of the superego. As a result, he claims that women have a weaker and less internalized sense of morality in comparison to men. Furthermore, he claims that they are essentially almost entirely driven by their ids, being extremely demanding, and showing little-to-no consideration for their actions. Women then, in accordance to Freud, live their lives, to a large extent, within themselves. However, if women lived with only "innerness,  it would create "remoteness  to men (Wisdom 120). Such remoteness could induce stress in men, as women would now be something that they cannot exercise their power over. The idea that man maintains power over women is central to Freud's philosophy; therefore his argument that women are driven mostly by their ids contradicts itself. Furthermore, his claim that women are very demanding could potentially be the "manifestation of