Define Ego.?

Ego refers to appropriate self esteem -somebody’s idea of his or her own importance or worth, usually of an appropriate level

1. Ego as used by Freud was the buffering part of the personality who keeps close tabs on the ID and Supergo, so as not to let them go haywire with your personality. 2. Ego as used popularly is the sense of self-importance that we all feel. Some people have overbearing egos and delusions that they are far more important than they really are. Some people have substandard egos, and usually have very low self-esteem. All of us have an ego, but it is good to keep it in check with some humility. Sincerely, A Psych Instructor

In my own words?

Latin word meaning “I” (I love Latin).

In psychology, the ego is the self, and in terms of Freud it’s a sort of go-between for the id (base impulses) and the superego (higher reasoning).

Someone with a big ego is full of him/herself. If your ego is “bruised,” it means either that someone has given you cause to think that your accomplishments/abilities are less than you thought the were before, similar to having your “feelings hurt,” or that you’ve failed in something beneath your estimation of yourself, you were sure you could do it but couldn’t. If you stroke/stoke someones ego, you make him/her feel better about him/herself with false or exaggerated praise. So it’s basically a person’s sense of themselves, their emotions, their abilities…

Most ideas of someones “ego” have negative connotations, as someone with an inflated ego, akin to the idea that pride is a sin. Ayn Rand (a less traditional view) would hold that the ego is the ultimate cause, and the uplifting of the ego not a sin but the proper purpose of all human action.

That’s all I’ve got, hope this helps!

the size of your head

whole self