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ego-syntonic /ego-syn·ton·ic/ (e´go-sin-ton´ik) denoting aspects of a person's thoughts, impulses, attitudes, and behavior that are felt to be acceptable and consistent with the self-conception.
Ego-syntonic Consistent with one's sense of self, as opposed to ego-alien or dystonic (foreign to one's sense of self). Ego-syntonic traits typify patients with personality disorders. Mentioned in: Personality Disorders |
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Fagan would probably concur that deeply ingrained sexual problems may well be ego-syntonic because they fulfill certain psychological needs (Gabbard, 2000). The term positive sexual cognition is used when the appraisal and/or experience of the sexual cognition is positive; that is, when respondents find the sexual thought, image, or fantasy to be acceptable, pleasant, and ego-syntonic (the type of thought one would expect to have). |
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