Ego

  • To Give AND Receive – Being able to do both is crucial

    Happy Samhain or Halloween if you prefer. First off, my surgery was canceled yesterday. We were bumped by 2 trauma patients and my Surgeon did not want to wait until after 9 pm with a tired team and a tired surgeon. He was visibly upset and I respect his decision. It is rescheduled to an

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  • The Superego – where our sense of Pride and our sense of Guilt comes from

    The superego has the highest level of conscientiousness in Freud’s theory, yet like the other two, it cannot exist without the others. The superego contains our sense of morality and ethics or aspirations for an unrealistic Nirvana. Its goal is to totally suppress the Id. I was going to use the analogy of the most

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  • Unpacking Freud’s Ego theory – Just a part of the “Tip of the Iceberg”

    The Ego according to Freud is the mediator between the baser needs of the Id and the elevated restraint of the Superego. So basically without the Ego, nothing would get done, or at least not in any sane manner. The ego helps to ensure that the baser needs are met, while at the sametime balancing

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  • Was Freud wrong?

    Was Freud wrong?

    First a quick question, What do you want to hear about? If it has to do with the Mind, Body, or Spirit, I am game for taking it on and researching. I will steer clear of politics, so don’t ask. I have been meandering the last few weeks for obvious reasons, but if you would

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