Dictionary of Psychology: Y

I ( ego ). According to Freud, is the "reality principle" is conscious and has the function of reality testing, and the regulation and control of desires and impulses provinientes id. Your task is self-preservation and use every psychological defense mechanisms.

Yoga. physical and mental discipline which aims to achieve the mystical union of the individual with the Whole, the Universe, the Great Being, the Cosmic Consciousness or Godhead.