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TOPIQUE APPAREIL PSYCHIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Personality Development
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- superego
1, record 1, English, superego
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- super-ego 2, record 1, English, super%2Dego
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, English, - superego
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Développement de la personnalité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sur-moi
1, record 1, French, sur%2Dmoi
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- surmoi 2, record 1, French, surmoi
correct, masculine noun
- superego 3, record 1, French, superego
correct, masculine noun
- super-ego 3, record 1, French, super%2Dego
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, French, - sur%2Dmoi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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». 1, record 1, French, - sur%2Dmoi
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-10-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- conscious 1, record 2, English, conscious
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The conscious, often abbreviated to 'Cs', is the system, or structure, in which conscious mental activity obeying the secondary processes occur. 1, record 2, English, - conscious
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Perception, reasoning, memory, intention, imagination, and the like make up the activity of the conscious. 1, record 2, English, - conscious
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- conscient
1, record 2, French, conscient
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] l'un des trois systèmes de l'appareil psychique tel que S. Freud le concevait dans sa première topique, à côté du préconscient et de l'inconscient [...] 2, record 2, French, - conscient
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le but de l’analyse est la prise de conscience par le sujet de l’origine de sa maladie : «Notre thérapeutique agit en transformant l’inconscient en conscient, et elle n’agit que dans la mesure où elle est à même d’opérer cette transformation». 3, record 2, French, - conscient
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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