Assignment Task:
Article: Why the super- ego is Your amigo My Sense of Humour and Freud's Seven
1. On pages 94-95 of the above article, a distinction is made between humor as "self-mocking ridicule" and jokes where one mocks or laughs at other people. How are they different?
How do you understand this statement? Explain briefly.
2. On p. 102, the author says: "humor... is a relation of self-knowledge." How do you understand that?
3. How does the author describe Super-Ego II? Explain in sentences.