Definition of Superego

1. Noun. (psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience.


Definition of Superego

1. Noun. (psychoanalysis) The part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards that have been learned. ¹

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Definition of Superego

1. a part of the psyche [n -EGOS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Superego

superdisciplines
superdistribution
superdoctor
superdoctors
superdomains
superdominant
superdominants
superdramatic
superdrastic
superduper
superdurable
supered
supereffective
superefficiency
superefficient
superego (current term)
superegoist
superegoists
superegos
superelastic
superelastically
superelasticities
superelasticity
superelevate
superelevated
superelevates
superelevating
superelevation
superelevations
superelite

Literary usage of Superego

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Child Sexual Abuse: Intervention and Treatment Issues by Kathleen C. Faller (1995)
"Offenders whose propensity to act is based on pervasive superego deficits will ... However, those who have circumscribed superego deficits or are engaged in ..."

2. The Praxis of Alain Badiou by Paul Ashton, A J Bartlett, Justin Clemens (2006)
"Besides serving as a psychoanalytic clue to the functioning of Hegelian terror, the superego is also employed by Badiou to account for the immanent ..."

3. On Pain Suffering: Reminiscences, Musings and Reflections by Walter Prytulak (2001)
"The Id represented our primitive, wild, instinctual drives, and the superego represented our high moral and ethical values. The Ego (the center of our ..."

4. On Pain Suffering: Reminiscences, Musings and Reflections by Walter Prytulak (2001)
"Its purpose was to protect a person against severe anxiety, resulting from the conflict between the hi and superego. The Id represented our primitive, wild, ..."

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