Sentences with 'psyche'
Example sentences and phrases with the word psyche and other words derived from it.
• « The human psyche functions in such an extremely subtle, imponderable and - even today - enigmatic way that its afflictions and damage can follow an unpredictable course; its very genesis often remains obscure. »
• « Ultimately, according to Freud, the only aspect of the human psyche of which the mind is directly aware is the 'Ego': the conscious mind in conflict, forced to reconcile the impulses of the Id and the Superego with the 'reality principle', the knowledge that to give in completely to one's impulses would be to risk injury or death. »
• « But smells also influence the psyche, beyond whether they are recognised by the brain or not. The part of the brain that identifies them is an inheritance from primitive mammals and plays an important role in our body chemistry: it regulates or influences the endocrine system, the caloric level, sex, repulsion, arousal, stress, etc. »