Ego psychology — is a school of psychoanalysis rooted in Sigmund Freud s structural id ego superego model of the mind.An individual interacts with the external world as well as responds to internal forces. Many psychoanalysts use a theoretical construct called… … Wikipedia
Ego — (Del lat. ego, yo.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 SICOLOGÍA Instancia síquica que, en el sicoanálisis de Freud, se reconoce como «yo» y media entre los instintos del «ello», los ideales del «super yo» y la realidad del mundo externo. 2 Calidad de… … Enciclopedia Universal
ego ideal — n the positive standards, ideals, and ambitions that according to psychoanalytic theory are assimilated from the superego * * * the component of the superego comprising the internalized image of what one desires to become and toward the… … Medical dictionary
superego — that part of the psyche which controls the impulses of the id, 1924, as a translation of Ger. über Ich; see SUPER (Cf. super ) and EGO (Cf. ego) … Etymology dictionary
ego — ► NOUN (pl. egos) 1) a person s sense of self esteem or self importance. 2) Psychoanalysis the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for the interpretation of reality and the development of a… … English terms dictionary
superego — ► NOUN (pl. superegos) Psychoanalysis ▪ the part of the mind that acts as a self critical conscience, reflecting social standards that have been learned. Compare with EGO(Cf. ↑ego) and ID(Cf. ↑id) … English terms dictionary
ego — e go, n.; pl. {egos}. [L., I.] The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought; the subject consciously considered as I by a person; opposed to {non ego}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
superego — (De super y ego). m. Psicol. En el psicoanálisis freudiano, parte inconsciente del yo que se observa, critica y trata de imponerse a sí mismo por referencia a las demandas de un yo ideal … Diccionario de la lengua española
superego — [so͞o΄pər ē′gō] n. pl. superegos Psychoanalysis that part of the psyche which is critical of the self or ego and enforces moral standards: at an unconscious level it blocks unacceptable impulses of the id … English World dictionary
ego — [ē′gō, eg′ō] n. pl. egos [L: see I2] 1. the self; the individual as self aware 2. a) egotism; conceit b) self esteem; self respect 3. Philos. the self, variously conceived as a spiritual substan … English World dictionary
