Key points. There are a great number of ego defenses, which reflect on our personality. One could go so far as to argue that the self is nothing but the sum of its ego defenses.

Ancient man had a psyche, by which he meant a soul. Modern man has a psyche, by which he is apt to mean a cumbersome machine full of id and superego, conscious and unconscious, with optional ...

His pioneering work introduced the concepts of the id, ego and superego. Freud's ideas and the analyses and treatments he initiated were widely accepted until the 1950s, but by the 1980s most of ...

Internal voices are a natural part of human consciousness. If you’ve read Freud, you will recall the Id, Ego, and Super-Ego—a good reminder that our inner voices can be instinctual, not verbal.

Conscious leadership is an approach that creates alignment through a strategic process of self-awareness, mind-body and spirit alignment, and focused intention frameworks. It’s about leading from a ...

Science fiction has long entertained the idea of artificial intelligence becoming conscious — think of HAL 9000, the supercomputer-turned-villain in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. With the ...

The Psychology of Self-Deception A short, sharp look into some of our most important ego defenses. Posted Aug 28, 2015 ...