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 +'''Ego psychology''' is a school of [[psychoanalysis]] rooted in [[Sigmund Freud]]'s structural -- [[Id, ego, and super-ego|id-ego-superego]] -- model of the mind.
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 +An individual interacts with the external world as well as responds to internal forces. Many psychoanalysts use a theoretical construct called the [[ego]] to explain how that is done through various ego functions. Proponents of ego psychology focus on the ego’s normal and [[psychopathology|pathological]] development, its management of [[libido|libidinal]] and aggressive impulses, and its adaptation to [[reality]].
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Ego psychology is a school of psychoanalysis rooted in Sigmund Freud's structural -- id-ego-superego -- model of the mind.

An individual interacts with the external world as well as responds to internal forces. Many psychoanalysts use a theoretical construct called the ego to explain how that is done through various ego functions. Proponents of ego psychology focus on the ego’s normal and pathological development, its management of libidinal and aggressive impulses, and its adaptation to reality.



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