Ego

= Definition: =

In Freud's theory, the logical, rational, largely conscious system of personality, which operates according to the reality principle. Gen Psych, Chapter 11, p.353

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This mediates the demands of the id. If a person cuts you off in traffic, the ego prevents you from chasing down the car and physically attacking the offending driver. The ego allows us to see that this response would be socially unacceptable, but it also allows us to know that there are other more appropriate means of venting our frustration and arrogance.

His promotion to a CEO boosted his ego!!

The ego tells your brain to keep you socially acceptable and maintain the id. Id is the set of uncoordinated instinctual trends.

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Ego is Latin for the English word I ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ (i want, i need) Every person must have an ego but in limits, or else he'll be called an egomaniac.

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= Mnemonics: = E: Everyone G Got O: One No matter who you are.

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The **Ego** is the opposite of the Id, which focuses on morality and justice. The Ego is the judgement portion of the personality, who uses intellect to gain order within a situation. The Id is a sort of ‘traffic cop’, who controls how to best operate. The Ego works against the Id and tries to control the Id’s impulses. While the Id worked around the pleasure principle, the Ego works as the reality principle, and sees the world as it should be. []

Much of their work focused around strengthening the ego so it could better cope with the pressures from the id, super-ego, and society in general. The central functions of the ego were traditionally seen as reality-testing, impulse-control, judgment, affect tolerance, defence, and synthetic functioning. [] Ego Is what most people tend to identify with even though doing that is certainly not a good idea, because it will result in a limited and fear-based experience of life. That's why it is so important to understand ego psychology. That understanding can help you live a happier life. []

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