imago
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- noun
- /ɪˈmeɪɡoʊ/
- Specialized
- I remember once you told me I was too scared to even begin the Imago work, and I think you're right.
- notion of imago
- imago Dei
Examples
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During that period, he read Imago, the journal for applied psychoanalysis, at a time when nobody else in his field did.
Academic text (1990) -
In psychoanalysis, an imago represents the idealized image of a parent that shapes our relationships.
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After studying Imago and recently attachment theory and object relations, things are starting to click.
Blog text (30) -
Therapists often encourage clients to explore their imago to understand their emotional patterns.
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The concept of imago helps explain why we often seek partners who resemble our caregivers.
Synonyms
A mental image of another person whose attitudes you have taken in without realizing it
How Idealized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Imago comes from Latin and means 'image' or 'picture', and it shares the same root as the English word image. In psychoanalysis it refers to the ideal inner 'image' of a person formed in childhood and kept into adulthood, so it helps explain how that mental picture shapes a person's relationships.