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Record 1 2003-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personality Development
DEF

The subdivision of the psyche that acts as the conscience of the unconscious; the components, derived from both the id and the ego, are associated with standards of behavior and self-criticism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement de la personnalité
DEF

Une des instances au même titre que le moi et le ça qui, dans la seconde topique de Freud, constitue l'appareil psychique et compose la personnalité.

OBS

Le sur-moi est communément assimilé à une instance qui juge, censure et interdit. Dans une certaine mesure, il est l'expression psychanalytique de ce qu'il est convenu d'appeler «conscience morale».

Spanish

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