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Definition of ego- in English English dictionary: Relating to goats; Relating to the self
egospan>-syntonic: (Tıp, İlaç) Egosyntonic is a medical term referring to behaviors, values, feelings, which are in harmony with or acceptable to the needs and goals of the ego, or consistent with one's ideal self-image. It is studied in detail in abnormal psychology. It is the opposite of egodystonic
alter egospan>: Somebody's alternate personality or persona; another self
alter egospan>: A very close and intimate friend
alter-egospan>: Alternative spelling of alter ego
egospan>: the most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings
In the well adjusted person the ego is the executive of the personality and is governed by the reality principle.
egospan>: the self, especially with a sense of self-importance
When every thought absorbs your attention completely, when you are so identified with the voice in your head and the emotions that accompany it that you lose yourself in every thought and every emotion, then you are totally identified with form and therefore in the grip of ego. Ego is a conglomeration of recurring thought forms and conditioned mental-emotional patterns that are invested with a sense of I, a sense of self.
egospan> trip: Self-aggrandizement; an act undertaken to increase one's own power and influence or to draw attention to one's own importance
empirical egospan>: In the thought of Immanuel Kant and Edmund Husserl, the self of each person, understood as the locus of personality and capable of being known as an object by means of reflective awareness, in contrast with the transcendental ego which is always an experiencing subject
The empirical ego is an object in the world, and, insofar as it is experienced and known, it must be subject to worldly causality.
executive egospan> function: The management of mental processes by the ego in order to meet an individual's needs
non-empirical egospan>: Alternative name of transcendental ego
pure egospan>: Alternative name of transcendental ego
transcendental Egospan>: Alternative spelling of transcendental ego
transcendental egospan>: The conscious self which is the unifying subject of a person's experiences and which cannot itself be experienced as an object, understood by Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) as knowable only by inference, and understood by Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) as pure consciousness
The absolute goal of all phenomenological inquiry is pure consciousness as it manifests itself in the transcendental ego, the source of all intentional acts.
egospan> boost: An ego boost is a lift to your self-esteem or confidence
You might get an ego boost if your boss tells you that you are doing a great job and wants to give you a promotion.
egospan> psychology: (Psikoloji, Ruhbilim) A system of psychoanalytic developmental psychology concerned especially with personality
alter egospan>: (Latin) Literally, "other I," another self A fellow man considered as one who thinks and acts "as I, the Ego, do "
alter egospan>: (lat ) the other self Under this legal doctrine, the law will disregard the personal liability an individual has as a result of the existence a corporate entity and will regard an act as the act of the individual rather than solely the act of the corporation
alter egospan>: My double or counterpart In The Corsican Brothers, the same actor performs the two brothers, the one being the alter ego of the other (Latin, "a second I") One who has full powers to act for another
alter egospan>: Your alter ego is the other side of your personality from the one which people normally see
alter egospan>: You can describe the character that an actor usually plays on television or in films as his or her alter ego. Barry Humphries's alter ego Dame Edna has taken the US by storm
alter egospan>: a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself
alter egospan>: alternate personality, second personality
egospan>: The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought; opposed to non-ego
egospan>: The most conscious part of the mind, which mediates with ones surroundings
egospan>: (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind
egospan>: the conscious self; the "I"; the central, experience-filtering complex of consciousness (in contrast to the Self, the central complex of the collective unconscious)--and the most stable complex because it's grounded in the body sensations A relatively permanent personification The most individual part of the person The ego divides into the ectopsyche and the endopsyche It's an object in consciousness as well as a requirement for it Its two main constituents are bodily sensations and memory
egospan>: Reflection of and attachment to the soul, responsible for pleasure and pain, recognized by its use of force; gross body carrying physicality; "false self"; that which is physical and provides instinct Compare Mind
egospan>: (Latin) Self; an individual's inner or mental consciousness In psychoanalysis, the term applied to that part of the structure of the human mind from which conscious urges and desires arise
egospan>: {i} part of a person which distinguishes itself from others, the "I" part of the psyche
egospan>: an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
egospan>: a personality structure that is largely conscious and realistic in responding to the events in the world while trying to satisfy the irrational and unconscious urgings of the id and the prohibitions of the superego
egospan>: The experience that one has a separate, individual existence distinct from God (Brahman); spiritual ignorance
egospan>: [Latin] I
egospan>: The component of the personality defined in psychoanalytic theory as standing for reason and good sense and as following the reality principle
egospan>: Freudian theory divides the psyche into three parts: id, ego and superego Ego is the self-concept, the mediator between id, the primitive part, and superego, the conscience
egospan>: the part of your personality that acts for or against you
egospan>: Exhaust Gas Oxygen; the concentration of oxygen in the exhaust of an engine An EGO sensor (also O2 sensor, or oxygen sensor) is used in closed-loop fuel control systems to indicate rich or lean A/F
egospan>: The self, especially with overtones of self-importance
egospan>: the conscious part of the personality that is derived from the id through contacts with reality and that mediates the demands of the id, superego, and external reality
egospan>: Someone's ego is their sense of their own worth. For example, if someone has a large ego, they think they are very important and valuable. He had a massive ego, never would he admit he was wrong. see also alter ego, super-ego. (Latin; "I") In psychoanalytic theory, the portion of the psyche experienced as the "self" or "I." It is the part that remembers, evaluates, plans, and in other ways is responsive to and acts in the surrounding physical and social world. According to Sigmund Freud, it coexists with the id (the unconscious, instinctual portion of the psyche) and the superego (the portion representing the conscience, or the internalization of societal norms). The ego is not coextensive with either the personality or the body; rather, it serves to integrate these and other aspects of the person, such as memory, imagination, and behaviour. It mediates between the id and the superego by building up various defense mechanisms
egospan>: The exterior consciousness that deals with emotions The ego is also referred as the monster within
egospan>: A distorted reflection of Pure Being that says, "I am me" and differentiates between "This is me and this is not me " It is an important tool and a "looking glass" for the soul However, the "lenses" usually need a good cleaning so that the soul can properly recognize and register what it "sees" through them and send the appropriate impulse back to the ego via intuition
egospan>: part of the mental apparatus that is present at the interface of the perceptual and internal demand systems It controls voluntary thoughts and actions, and, at an unconscious level, defense mechanisms
egospan>: the belief in the reality of the separated or false self, made as substitute for the Self Which God created; the thought of separation that gives rise to sin, guilt, fear, and a thought system based on specialness to protect itself; the part of the mind that believes it is separate from the Mind of Christ; this split mind has two parts: wrong- and right-mindedness; almost always used to denote " wrong-mindedness," but can include the part of the split mind that can learn to choose right-mindedness (Note -- not to be equated with the " ego" of psychoanalysis, but can be roughly equated with the entire psyche, of which the psychoanalytic " ego" is a part )
egospan>: your consciousness of your own identity
egospan>: (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
egospan>: Latin for I In kinship charts, the point from which one views an egocentric genealogy
egospan>: Acronym for exhaust gas oxygen sensor
egospan>: A false sense of separateness created by living within delusion
egospan>: This is another term for the conditional mind It describes the collection of beliefs that make up the idea of a separate “me ” In truth, however, the ego does not exist To struggle with the ego is to struggle with an illusion So the attempt to overcome the ego only serves to perpetuate the illusory experience of separation Ishvara often refers to the ego as the I-consciousness Back to Top
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egospan> ideal: In psychoanalysis, the part of one's ego that contains an idealized self based on those people, especially parents and peers, one admires and wishes to emulate
egospan> ideal: (psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives
egospan> psychology: school of psychoanalysis of the neo-Freudian psychology which advocates that the ego has independent energy and functions freely without dependence
egospan> trip: disapproval If you say that someone is on an ego trip, you are criticizing them for doing something for their own satisfaction and enjoyment, often to show that they think they are more important than other people. An act, experience, or course of behavior that gratifies the ego. if someone is on an ego trip, they think that what they do makes them more important than other people - used to show disapproval
flattered his egospan>: praised him, humored him
flattering one's egospan>: cause one to feel important, give one a good feeling
male egospan>: part of a man that is conscious of his environment; male conceit
super-egospan>: Your super-ego is the part of your mind which makes you aware of what is right and wrong, and which causes you to feel guilty when you have done something wrong