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Emanuela Brun Psychologist Msc
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What Is the Ego? A Freudian Perspective
In everyday language, when we say that someone “has a big ego,” we usually mean that they think very highly of themselves, seek admiration, or have an exaggerated sense of importance. In psychology, and particularly in Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, the Ego means something very different. The Ego is the part of the personality that helps us navigate reality. It develops as we gradually understand that our desires cannot always be satisfied immediately, that other peop
Emanuela Brun
Sep 125 min read
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