superego resistance

in psychoanalytic theory, a type of resistance to psychoanalysis that is created by the superego. It generates a sense of guilt and gives rise to the need for punishment in the form of persistent symptoms. Compare id resistance; repression resistance.

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Psychology term of the day

November 17th 2024

single blind

see blind.