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IDEAL SOI [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Group Dynamics
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ego ideal
1, record 1, English, ego%20ideal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ego-ideal 2, record 1, English, ego%2Dideal
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The person, or idea of such a person (or persons), that, on the basis of an individual's subjective experience or knowledge, superlatively embodies the tendencies and motives of his own super-ego; the super-ego being the system of desires and motives of persons with whom the individual has identified. 3, record 1, English, - ego%20ideal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The ego ideal represents the sum of positive "identifications" with loving, reassuring parents (or parent substitutes, including society and God, so far as these are "positively" identified with). From the ego ideal proceed consciously held and actually desired standards of goodness and excellence, standards not of what one ought to be but of what one genuinely wants to be. 4, record 1, English, - ego%20ideal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Dynamique des groupes
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- idéal du moi
1, record 1, French, id%C3%A9al%20du%20moi
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- idéal du Moi 2, record 1, French, id%C3%A9al%20du%20Moi
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Doctrine de Freud qui fait allusion au modèle personnel auquel le patient cherche à se conformer. La recherche du modèle résulte de la convergence du narcissisme et des identifications aux parents ou aux idéaux collectifs apparemment perdu de l’enfance du patient. 3, record 1, French, - id%C3%A9al%20du%20moi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’idéal du Moi est différent du Moi-idéal. Termes connexes : identification, identification sur-moi, image, moi, moi idéal, personnalité, sur-moi. 3, record 1, French, - id%C3%A9al%20du%20moi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dès la première enfance, un lent processus de socialisation est mis en œuvre qui contribue puissamment à l’édification de la personnalité. Par le jeu des identifications aux personnes de son entourage aimées et admirées, l’enfant construit son moi : le jeune garçon voudra imiter son père, la fillette sa mère ou sa grande sœur. Les modèles les plus divers fournissent des éléments pour l’élaboration d’un idéal du moi qui synthétisera toutes les aspirations conscientes du sujet et mobilisera ses énergies [...] 4, record 1, French, - id%C3%A9al%20du%20moi
Record 1, Key term(s)
- idéal de soi
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología (Generalidades)
- Dinámica de grupos
- Psicología clínica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ideal del yo
1, record 1, Spanish, ideal%20del%20yo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Group Dynamics
- Clinical Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- positive regard
1, record 2, English, positive%20regard
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The counselor's respect for the client's feelings and experiences or a feeling of warmth toward the client as a human being of worth. 2, record 2, English, - positive%20regard
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unconditional positive regard: in client-centered or humanistic (psycho)therapy, Carl Rogers' term (1959) for the total acceptance of a client by the therapist without condition or contingency. This term is not limited to a therapist-client relationship. See also "verbal technique". 2, record 2, English, - positive%20regard
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is general agreement that the core elements of the Counseling relationship are acceptance (sometimes referred to as unconditional positive regard), empathy, congruency, and genuineness. 3, record 2, English, - positive%20regard
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Dynamique des groupes
- Psychologie clinique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- regard positif
1, record 2, French, regard%20positif
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expression d’estime pour la valeur d’une personne. Il est dit inconditionnel lorsque aucun jugement n’est porté sur les sentiments, les pensées ou les comportements qu’elle émet. Il est par contre conditionnel lorsque les sentiments, les pensées ou les comportements sont jugés en fonction de critères extérieurs à la personne. 1, record 2, French, - regard%20positif
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] si la personne se sent acceptée comme elle est, compte tenu du regard positif inconditionnel que les autres posent sur ses façons de se comporter, elle aura dès lors plus tendance à développer les émotions, les sentiments et les pensées qui lui sont propres. La personnalité d’un individu sera donc d’autant plus équilibrée qu'il règne un accord, ou congruence, entre son soi réel et ses sentiments, ses pensées et ses comportements, lui permettant ainsi de tendre vers le soi idéal qui constitue la clé de l'actualisation. 1, record 2, French, - regard%20positif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-01-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- secondary need
1, record 3, English, secondary%20need
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- besoin secondaire
1, record 3, French, besoin%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les besoins secondaires ne mettent pas en question l'existence même de l'individu ou de l'espèce [...] Ce sont les besoins intellectuels, moraux et esthétiques, les besoins de distraction, d’accomplissement et de dépassement de soi, d’idéal, de croyance, etc. 1, record 3, French, - besoin%20secondaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-02-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Group Dynamics
- Clinical Psychology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- congruence
1, record 4, English, congruence
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- congruity 2, record 4, English, congruity
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In humanistic psychotherapy, the therapist's attempt to maintain empathy and honesty in his or her relationship with a client. 1, record 4, English, - congruence
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is general agreement that the core elements of the Counseling relationship are acceptance (sometimes referred to as unconditional positive regard), empathy, congruency, and genuineness. 3, record 4, English, - congruence
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Dynamique des groupes
- Psychologie clinique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- congruence
1, record 4, French, congruence
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Condition de cohérence interne de la relation psychothérapique entre le thérapeute et le patient. 2, record 4, French, - congruence
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] si la personne se sent acceptée comme elle est, compte tenu du regard positif inconditionnel que les autres posent sur ses façons de se comporter, elle aura dès lors plus tendance à développer les émotions, les sentiments et les pensées qui lui sont propres. La personnalité d’un individu sera donc d’autant plus équilibrée qu'il règne un accord, ou congruence, entre son soi réel et ses sentiments, ses pensées et ses comportements, lui permettant ainsi de tendre vers le soi idéal qui constitue la clé de l'actualisation. 3, record 4, French, - congruence
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Dinámica de grupos
- Psicología clínica
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- congruencia
1, record 4, Spanish, congruencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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