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February 26, 1963. SOME PROBLEMS OF EGO PSYCHOLOGY. Rudolph M. Loewenstein, M.D.
According to current theory, the energy of the ego derives from a primary noninstinctual source and is employed in the functioning of the primary autonomous ego apparatuses. Ego energy is also derived from the drives, can be neutralized by the ego, and is used in the service of the ego. This neutralized drive energy appears to be the energy with which the secondary autonomous functions operate. Thus all ego functions, phenomena, and