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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“In philosophical jargon, this is sometimes called 'phenomenal consciousness.'” Insects also have a rudimentary sense of ego, though very different from Narcissus or Kanye.

It helps to know a little bit about Freudian theory to get some perspective on this episode of Bleach. In many ways it seems to portray an internal battle of Freud's Ego (Ichigo's conscious self ...

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 ...

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

“In philosophical jargon, this is sometimes called 'phenomenal consciousness.'” Insects also have a rudimentary sense of ego, though very different from Narcissus or Kanye.