ego anxiety

ego anxiety

in psychoanalytic theory, anxiety caused by the conflicting demands of the ego, id, and superego. Thus, ego anxiety refers to internal rather than external demands. Compare id anxiety; superego anxiety. See also signal anxiety.

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