Deepak had dabbled in criminal activity, but gave it up once he concentrated on controlling his subconscious biological drives and keeping within the boundaries of social convention. According to psychodynamic theory, which part of his personality is Deepak emphasizing?

When Deepak controls his subconscious biological drives and keeps within the boundaries of social convention he's emphasizing his Superego part of his personality.

Explanation:

"The superego's function is to control the id's impulses, especially those which society forbids, such as sex and aggression. It also has the function of persuading the ego to turn to moralistic goals rather than simply realistic ones and to strive for perfection."

Reference: Mcleod, Saul. "Id, Ego and Superego." Id Ego Superego | Simply Psychology, Simply Psychology, 5 Feb. 2017

Answer: According to psychodynamic theory Deepak is emphasizing his superego, since this is the part of the self that is reputed to be the moral reservoir of individuals, when the principles and morals of the ego fail in its attemp to ground our conducts with apropriateness if compared to the normal social conventions. Recalling superego generally requires regret triggering.

Explanation: Not in the most immediate layer of consciousness in terms of awareness and behavioral motivation, but subconscious and parallel to the ego, the superego is one's self critical conscience and has to be recalled time after time to avoid negative automatisms in conduct; sometimes, though, even these principles need to be reformed if you understand they are compounding disfunctional beliefs and leading to imbalanced life. That would be one therapy proposal on Freud's conception.