Psychology Glossary 57

Ego: The aspect of personality involved in self-preservation activities and in directing instinctual drives and urges into appropriate channels.

自我：人格的一个方面，涉及在适当的方式中自我保护的行为，直接的本能的驱动和需要。

Egocentrism: In cognitive development, the inability of a young child at the preoperational stage to take the perspective of another person.

自我中心：在认知发展过程中，幼儿在前运算阶段无法接受他人的观点。

Ego Defense Mechanism: Mental strategy (conscious or unconscious) used by the ego to defend itself against conflicts experienced in the normal course of life.

自我防御极致：心理策略（有意识或无意识的），自我用来防御自己在正常生活过程中经历的冲突。