superego (redirected from superegos)

su·per·e·go  (spr-g, -g)

n. pl. su·per·e·gos

In Freudian theory, the division of the unconscious that is formed through the internalization of moral standards of parents and society, and that censors and restrains the ego.

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[New Latin (translation of German Überich : über-, over, above + Ich, ego a special use of ich, I, as a psychoanalytic term) : Latin super-, super- + New Latin ego, ego; see ego.]

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superego

Noun

pl -gos Psychoanal that part of the unconscious mind that governs a person's ideas concerning what is right and wrong

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superego - (psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience depth psychology, psychoanalysis, analysis - a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis" unconscious, unconscious mind - that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware conscience, moral sense, scruples, sense of right and wrong - motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions