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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

自我协调

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zìwǒ xiétiáo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ego-syntonic/ˌiː.ɡoʊˈsɪn.tɒn.ɪk/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这种行为对患者来说是自我协调的。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Denoting behaviors, values, and feelings that are acceptable to the self and consistent with the fundamental integrity of the personality.

    "His drive for absolute perfectionism was entirely ego-syntonic, meaning he viewed it as a core part of who he was rather than a flaw."
  2. 2

    In psychiatry and psychology, describing psychological symptoms or disorders that the individual perceives as natural, acceptable, or aligned with their desires.

    "Certain personality disorders are often characterized as ego-syntonic, making treatment particularly challenging because the patient does not recognize their behavior as problematic."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'ego' (meaning 'I') combined with the Greek 'syntonos' (meaning 'in tune with' or 'harmonious'), popularized in psychoanalysis during the mid-20th century. Sigmund Freud and later psychoanalysts used the term to describe behaviors, values, and feelings that are acceptable to the ego and consistent with one's fundamental self-image.

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