Tag: self-blame

November 16, 2025 / Mohammed looti

SUPEREGO RESISTANCE

Defining Superego Resistance in Psychoanalytic Theory Superego resistance represents one of the most intricate and formidable challenges within the psychoanalytic process, fundamentally rooted in the structural model of the psyche developed by Sigmund Freud. This specific form of opposition to psychological therapy is a direct product of the superego, the internalized moral and ethical component […]

November 7, 2025 / Mohammed looti

SELF-ACCUSATION

Definition and Scope of Self-Accusation Self-accusation, within the framework of psychological analysis, defines the persistent and often irrational tendency of an individual to assume personal blame for negative events or outcomes over which they objectively possessed little or no control. This phenomenon extends far beyond simple regret or adaptive accountability; it is fundamentally characterized by […]