The Dynamic Use of the Ego Functions in Casework Practice

Krug, Othilda

doi:10.1177/104438945503601001

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“…It is the ego which is that part of the personality which (1) balances internal demands (id and superego) against each other and (2) balances internal demands against social reality. Thus, the personality is constantly trying to channel biological satisfactions in ways that will not do damage to itself and others, trying to maximize pleasure and avoid pain (Krug, 1962).…”

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Hedonism and the Family: Conflict in Values?*

Glasser

1977

J Marital Family Therapy

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In American society (and maybe all of the “Western world), there seems to be an increasing emphasis on instant gratification and avoidance of pain for its individual members. These two trends—one towards hedonism and the other involving the centrality of the rights of the individual—are closely connected. Both implicate basic values. Both have important effects upon the family. The purpose of this paper is to highlight issues related to these values, discuss their past and potentially future effects on the family, and reflect upon the role of the educator and helping professional in encouraging or discouraging certain biases among their students and clients and in the more general community.

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Hedonism and the Family: Conflict in Values?*

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1977

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The Dynamic Use of the Ego Functions in Casework Practice

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