Ego - Keith Norris Counselling, New Westminster

How Social Media Disrupts Adolescent Identity: Narrative Development, Echo Chambers, and Emotional Radicalization

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Developing a coherent and stable identity is a central task during adolescence. According to Erikson (1968), this period is characterized by a conflict between identity versus role confusion, in which young people begin to consolidate a sense of self by integrating personal values with those modeled by peers and society. However, this period is also a time when adolescents are particularly vulnerable to…

Why You Still Feel Like a Fraud (Even After You’ve Earned It)

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Understanding Imposter Syndrome and How to Break the Loop You’d think that getting the job, landing the client, or being handed the mic would settle things. That at some point, confidence would catch up to competence. But for many people—especially those in high-performance fields or creative industries—that feeling never really arrives. Instead, success brings something else: doubt. Sometimes louder than ever. What Is…

Freud vs The Buddha – The Utility of Ego

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Post category:Ego Freud Psychoanalysis

The ego is a concept used in psychology to describe an individual's sense of self or identity. It serves as the conscious perception of oneself and their interactions with the surrounding environment. Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory outlines the ego as one of three components that comprise the human personality, alongside the id, which represents primal and instinctual drives, and the superego, which reflects…