Welcome to Training the Ego. This is your simple guide to understanding and becoming the person you want to be – your true self. I’ve tried to make it simple, so that anyone can read and understand it, yet the concepts here are incredibly powerful. And if used correctly, can lead an individual to true self-transcendence, where they have complete mastery of self in all its guises.
Scapegoating is a troubling concept that plays a significant role in social dynamics and psychology. Scapegoating is the practice of singling out a person or group for unmerited blame and negative treatment.
There is a societal version of the “broken record” phenomenon, where a false narrative is repeated so often that it becomes ingrained, leading to internalized blame and self-doubt.
The “Blame Game” is a pattern of behaviour where people avoid taking responsibility for problems, mistakes, or bad feelings by finding someone else to blame. This often happens when something goes wrong and, instead of working together to solve the issue or learn, people start pointing fingers; sometimes to escape punishment, sometimes to protect their ego, or just because that’s the pattern they learned from others.
Behaviourism can help deepen our understanding of how societal systems of reward and punishment condition individuals, shape ego processes, and ultimately entrench a culture of blame.
Carl Rogers, in his person-centred approach to therapy, emphasized the inherent potential for growth within each individual. He believed that individuals possess a natural drive towards self-actualization (Rogers, 1961), a process of becoming the best version of oneself. This drive is rooted in what he called Organismic Processes – the innate, biological tendencies that guide our development and well-being.