Id, Ego, and Superego

Lapsley, Daniel K.; Stey, Paul

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“…Ego, in turn, is under the influence of superego, which underlies the desires for perfection, ideals, and spiritual goals. This interaction of ego and superego gives rise to morality, guilt, and conscience [ 2 ]. The necessity of defense mechanisms arises when the demands of the animalistic id contradict with those of the idealistic superego.…”

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Association of Ego Defense Mechanisms with Academic Performance, Anxiety and Depression in Medical Students: A Mixed Methods Study

Waqas¹,

Rehman²,

Malik³

et al. 2015

Cureus

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Background: Ego defense mechanisms are unconscious psychological processes that help an individual to prevent anxiety when exposed to a stressful situation. These mechanisms are important in psychiatric practice to assess an individual’s personality dynamics, psychopathologies, and modes of coping with stressful situations, and hence, to design appropriate individualized treatment. Our study delineates the relationship of ego defense mechanisms with anxiety, depression, and academic performance of Pakistani medical students.Methods: This cross-sectional study was done at CMH Lahore Medical College and Fatima Memorial Hospital Medical and Dental College, both in Lahore, Pakistan, from December 1, 2014 to January 15, 2015. Convenience sampling was used and only students who agreed to take part in this study were included. The questionnaire consisted of three sections: 1) Demographics, documenting demographic data and academic scores on participants’ most recent exams; 2) Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS); and 3) Defense Style Questionnaire-40 (DSQ-40). The data were analyzed with SPSS v. 20. Mean scores and frequencies were calculated for demographic variables and ego defense mechanisms. Bivariate correlations, one-way ANOVA, and multiple linear regression were used to identify associations between academic scores, demographics, ego defense mechanisms, anxiety, and depression.Results: A total of 409 medical students participated, of whom 286 (70%) were females and 123 (30%) were males. Mean percentage score on the most recent exams was 75.6% in medical students. Bivariate correlation revealed a direct association between mature and neurotic ego defense mechanisms and academic performance, and an indirect association between immature mechanisms and academic performance. One-way ANOVA showed that moderate levels of anxiety (P < .05) and low levels of depression (P < .05) were associated with higher academic performance.Conclusion: There was a significant association between academic performance and ego defense mechanisms, anxiety, and depression levels in our sample of Pakistani medical students.

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Association of Ego Defense Mechanisms with Academic Performance, Anxiety and Depression in Medical Students: A Mixed Methods Study

Waqas¹,

Rehman²,

Malik³

et al. 2015

Cureus

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“…The narrator character is also controlled by the human psyche ego where she accepts the condition of a lonely house and does not fight what happened to her parents and does not fight the situation. According to Lapsley & Stey (2011) the ego is a form of consciousness that is stimulated by external factors by storing memories and avoiding escape and adapting to what has happened. Furthermore, the ego makes instinctive use of the libido drive and is ultimately subject to the reality principle (Lapsley & Stey (2011).…”

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“…According to Lapsley & Stey (2011) the ego is a form of consciousness that is stimulated by external factors by storing memories and avoiding escape and adapting to what has happened. Furthermore, the ego makes instinctive use of the libido drive and is ultimately subject to the reality principle (Lapsley & Stey (2011). Addition, the ego is an agent of reason, common sense and a defense (Lapsley & Stey , 2011).…”

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Dealing with Loneliness: A Psychoanalysis Reading of “Smoking with God, The Dollhouese, The Sandcastle” by Rain Chudori (2015)

Atzama

Wahyuni

2022

ELL

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This research is an analysis of the story by Rain Chudori entitled Smoking with God, The Dollhouse and The Sandcastle (2015). This analysis explores how the character deals with loneliness in each story. The study of this novel is analysed with the psychoanalysis theory and supported by human psyche and defence mechanism. The results of this study show that part of the psychoanalysis of the human psyche and defence mechanism that occurs in the character. This research will include; 1) human psyche and 2) defence mechanism.

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“…Freud also called ego as the "second-process thought" [5]. Freud compared the relationship between the ego and the id to that between a charioteer and his horses: the horses provide the energy and drive, while the charioteer provides direction [12]. Super ego represented the conscience, which people already formed in their early childhood.…”

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Psychoanalysis: The Influence of Freud’s Theory in Personality Psychology

Zhang¹

2020

Proceedings of the International Conference on Mental Health and Humanities Education (ICMHHE 2020)

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Psychoanalysis theory is Sigmund Freud's theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts.The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis theory on other personality psychologists. It illustrates the relationship of different psychologist with Sigmund Freud, and further analyze the influence by comparing the similarities and different between traditional psychoanalysis theory with the new theories proposed by various psychologist. The conclusion of this paper is that the influence of Sigmund Freud towards other personality psychologist shed light on the overall development of Personality Psychology as a unique subject.

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Id, Ego, and Superego

Cited by 28 publications

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Association of Ego Defense Mechanisms with Academic Performance, Anxiety and Depression in Medical Students: A Mixed Methods Study

Association of Ego Defense Mechanisms with Academic Performance, Anxiety and Depression in Medical Students: A Mixed Methods Study

Dealing with Loneliness: A Psychoanalysis Reading of “Smoking with God, The Dollhouese, The Sandcastle” by Rain Chudori (2015)

Psychoanalysis: The Influence of Freud’s Theory in Personality Psychology

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