Emotional intimacy isn't just about spending time together. It's about the psychic energy we invest in our partner.

One time, for example, a young man the patient was ... is sometimes easier said than done. References 1. Freud, A. (1936). The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense. In The Writings of Anna Freud ...

For example, mothers were said to be responsible ... The tripartite model of id, ego, and superego Freud's structural model of the mind—composed of the id (instincts), ego (reality), and ...