Psyche vs Ego - What's the difference?
psyche | ego |
The human soul, mind, or spirit.
(chiefly psychology) The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.
psychology
To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind.
To intimidate (someone) emotionally using psychology.
(informal) To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.
(senseid)the self, especially with a sense of self-importance
* 1998 ,
(psychology, Freudian) the most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings
* 1954 , Calvin S. Hall, “A Primer of Freudian Psychology”
As nouns the difference between psyche and ego
is that psyche is the human soul, mind, or spirit while ego is (the self)the self, especially with a sense of self-importance.As an abbreviation psyche
is psychology.As an interjection psyche
is Used abruptly after a sentence to indicate that the speaker is only joking.As a verb psyche
is to put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind.As a proper noun Psyche
is the personification of the soul. Originally a mortal princess who later married Eros/Cupid, (the god of love), was deified, and bore him a daughter, Hedone/Voluptas.psyche
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Etymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
Shortened form of (psychology), from (etyl) psychologie, from (etyl) psychologia, from (etyl)Alternative forms
* psychAbbreviation
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(en noun) (wikipedia ego)- When every thought absorbs your attention completely, when you are so identified with the voice in your head and the emotions that accompany it that you lose yourself in every thought and every emotion, then you are totally identified with form and therefore in the grip of ego'. ' Ego is a conglomeration of recurring thought forms and conditioned mental-emotional patterns that are invested with a sense of I, a sense of self.
- In the well adjusted person the ego is the executive of the personality and is governed by the reality principle.