Ego-syntonic and Ego-dystonic Behaviors

  We all have our own qualities or attributes that we like and that make us feel proud. We also have others that make us uncomfortable, and we wish weren’t there. They’re called ego-syntonic and ego-dystonic behaviors respectively. You might think that ego-syntonic behaviors are positive because they make you feel good and that ego-dystonic behaviors are negative because they make you feel uncomfortable. However, it’s not always that simple. In fact, there are many behaviors that cause you certain conflicts with your environment, but they don’t pose a problem for you. In the same way, there are behaviors that…