What is a complex: types of physical and psychological complexes

Hi all! Today we’ll talk about what human complexes are and what they are like. Typically, complexes come from a person’s psychological state, his behavior patterns and interactions with other people.

In the modern world, most people are ready to admit that they have complexes. But not everyone is ready to fight them, because they also have certain benefits. Thanks to the complexes formed, a person copes with unpleasant situations that contribute to leaving the comfort zone. I will try, in as much detail as possible, to explain what complexes a person has in psychology and the reasons for their manifestation.

Description

The concept was introduced into psychoanalysis by Carl Gustav Jung. Even before him, Sigmund Freud characterized a complex as “a group of ideas connected by one affect”[2], but he, apparently, did not define it in this way

psychological complex and did not try to introduce a new concept, but only used in a certain context the already existing concept of a complex in general.

In the everyday sense, the concept of a psychological complex

has a negative connotation and is used to describe a “sore spot” in a person’s psyche, touching which can provoke inappropriate behavior, such as aggression or withdrawal. Also often the concept of a complex is perceived as a synonym for an inferiority complex. It should be understood that the concept used in science is much broader - a complex can be formed around any affect, including a positive one, from which the reactions associated with this complex will also be of a positive nature. As an example, we can cite the reactions of a person in love to everything related to the object of his love - this is also a complex. The appearance of a negative connotation may be due to the fact that most people associate a psychological complex only with situations in which psychological problems were present, which was condemned by society.

Physical complexes

Basically, the complex develops against the background of a person’s external data. This complex affects young people who have not yet learned to accept themselves as they are. Older people are thoughtful about their strengths and weaknesses. An important point is that most of the complexes, such as excess weight or excessive thinness, the shape of the nose, are all subjective opinions, which most often do not correspond to reality.

Excess weight

This complex is based on the features of appearance. A person has constant thoughts of dissatisfaction with himself. Having a little excess weight, people strive to lose weight, no matter what. Having such a complex, a person resorts to tricks in order to achieve the desired result as quickly as possible. Often, excessive obesity recreates shyness in a person and reduces self-esteem.

Excessive thinness

Many people think that there is no such thing as a skinny physique complex, but this is not true. This complex appears against the backdrop of problems with acquiring friendships or love relationships. A person begins to look for problems within himself. By plunging into yourself and closing yourself off in your complexes, it becomes much harder to live. Due to excessive worries about your problems, it is impossible to live a full life, being content with your achievements. This complex may also manifest itself through a conflict situation with relatives or friends, where words were said about one’s appearance, which leads to an obsession with one’s shortcomings.

Physical disabilities

Almost every human feature that differs from the norm can be considered as a flaw. If there are deficiencies, then complexes can form, which progress over time and do not disappear on their own. Having discovered the slightest physical defect in their body, many become deeply immersed in themselves, perceiving the defect in the body as a tragedy of a lifetime. This promises rejection of many opportunities in life due to thoughts that they are not worthy of these opportunities. If the deficiency is considered significant, then the formed complex can lead a person into deep depression and it will not be so easy to get rid of it on your own. And it’s all because of getting used to a certain behavior. Changing yourself is not that easy.

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Specific complexes

Within the framework of psychoanalysis, several universal (or at least common) specific complexes have been described, based on which it is convenient to describe or interpret certain mental processes and behavioral reactions. These are both the well-known Oedipus complex and inferiority complex, as well as the lesser-known Electra complex, castration complex, masculinity complex and others.

How to get rid of complexes?

Having studied the above information, we can come to the following conclusions. The presence of complexes in a person indicates the presence of problems, a negative influence that leads to low self-esteem. A large number of people live with a misconception about themselves due to perceived misunderstanding and rejection from society. The causes of complexes are the contradictions between one’s own consciousness and what society is trying to impose.

The most dangerous complexes are those that a person cannot explain himself. To get rid of them, you first need to determine the root causes of the painful condition. A very effective way is to admit the problem. A person needs to understand himself, work on himself and on the problem that has arisen, increase self-esteem, reconsider his views and relationships in society.

We must remember that each person is individual, beautiful and there is no reason to worry about any reason, instilling in oneself various complexes.

Irina,

Excerpt characterizing the Complex (psychology)

“It’s okay to lie, Kiselev, I’ll look at you.” - What a lie, the truth is true. “If it were my custom, I would have caught him and buried him in the ground.” Yes, with an aspen stake. And what he ruined for the people. “We’ll do it all, he won’t walk,” said the old soldier, yawning. The conversation fell silent, the soldiers began to pack up. - See, the stars, passion, are burning! “Tell me, the women have laid out the canvases,” said the soldier, admiring the Milky Way. - This, guys, is for a good year. “We’ll still need some wood.” “You’ll warm your back, but your belly is frozen.” What a miracle. - Oh my God! - Why are you pushing, is the fire about you alone, or what? See... it fell apart. From behind the established silence, the snoring of some who had fallen asleep was heard; the rest turned and warmed themselves, occasionally talking to each other. A friendly, cheerful laugh was heard from the distant fire, about a hundred paces away. “Look, they’re roaring in the fifth company,” said one soldier. – And what a passion for the people! One soldier got up and went to the fifth company. “It’s laughter,” he said, returning. - Two guards have arrived. One is completely frozen, and the other is so courageous, dammit! Songs are playing. - Oh oh? go have a look... - Several soldiers headed towards the fifth company. The fifth company stood near the forest itself. A huge fire burned brightly in the middle of the snow, illuminating the tree branches weighed down with frost. In the middle of the night, soldiers of the fifth company heard footsteps in the snow and the crunching of branches in the forest. “Guys, it’s a witch,” said one soldier. Everyone raised their heads, listened, and out of the forest, into the bright light of the fire, two strangely dressed human figures stepped out, holding each other. These were two Frenchmen hiding in the forest. Hoarsely saying something in a language incomprehensible to the soldiers, they approached the fire. One was taller, wearing an officer's hat, and seemed completely weakened. Approaching the fire, he wanted to sit down, but fell to the ground. The other, small, stocky soldier with a scarf tied around his cheeks, was stronger. He raised his comrade and, pointing to his mouth, said something. The soldiers surrounded the French, laid out an overcoat for the sick man, and brought porridge and vodka to both of them. The weakened French officer was Rambal; tied with a scarf was his orderly Morel. When Morel drank vodka and finished a pot of porridge, he suddenly became painfully cheerful and began to continuously say something to the soldiers who did not understand him. Rambal refused to eat and silently lay on his elbow by the fire, looking at the Russian soldiers with meaningless red eyes. Occasionally he would let out a long groan and then fall silent again. Morel, pointing to his shoulders, convinced the soldiers that it was an officer and that he needed to be warmed up. The Russian officer, who approached the fire, sent to ask the colonel if he would take the French officer to warm him up; and when they returned and said that the colonel had ordered an officer to be brought, Rambal was told to go. He stood up and wanted to walk, but he staggered and would have fallen if the soldier standing next to him had not supported him.

Types of human complexes

There are quite a lot of varieties and types of complexes, they all have their own characteristics that determine the behavior, fears, worries and experiences of the individual. The conditional classification of complexes can be presented as follows.

According to the area to which they belong, complexes can be divided into:

• physical
  (physiological) – relate to the physical characteristics of a person, his body as a whole or various organs (figure, skin, weight characteristics);
• psychological
  (psychic, mental) – relate to the spiritual and mental spheres, attitudes and prejudices.

Depending on the direction of influence, complexes are:

• negative
  (negatively influencing) – cause a person to experience negative emotions and demonstrate negative behavior;
• positive
  (positively influencing) - activate a person and his mental properties, force him to overcome difficulties.

Depending on the target object:

• complexes aimed at the external environment;
• complexes aimed at your inner world, at yourself.

Depending on the sphere of life activity, complexes are distinguished:

• in communication and interaction;
• in family;
• in sex;
• in professional activities;
• learning.

The typological list can be continued further, but a substantive understanding of what kind of complexes a person has is given by considering their specific types.

The complex of an indecisive person

It arises as a consequence of a bad experience when a person takes responsibility.
Has characteristics:

• inability to adapt to life, lack of clear guidelines in it;
• lack of confidence in one's own strengths and capabilities;
• lack of independence when choosing and making a serious decision;
• dependence on other people's opinions and assessments;
• refusing a decision or changing it at the last moment.

Dependence on other people's opinions

An insecure personal position leads to the fact that the pattern of behavior for a person becomes complete submission to the views and decisions of the people around him.

Present here:

• constantly looking at the thoughts of others and the inability to formulate your own;
• belittling the value of one's own opinion along with a high assessment of the opinion of another person;
• blind faith in the rightness of another person or group of people, unconditional acceptance of the algorithm of their actions;
• increased attention and consideration of public opinion, even in personal life;
• painful perception of indifference on the part of the immediate social environment, as a result - a closed position.

Inferiority complex

This painful feeling of being a worthless, unworthy person manifests itself:

• in constant comparison of oneself with others, where they turn out to be much better according to any of the arbitrary criteria;
• complete non-acceptance of some part of oneself (no matter psychological or physical) - because of this, internal experiences of “whole life” are formed;
• extremes in personality development (either they brilliantly compensate for shortcomings, achieving the highest results; or they lead an asocial lifestyle, neglecting basic needs and limiting themselves in everything);
• distrust of any praise, self-deprecating assessments of one’s own personality - actions and achievements.

An example of this complex is the complex of a small person: psychological disharmony arises due to inappropriate growth, which the individual seeks to compensate by excessive desire to achieve unprecedented heights in something - business, politics, creativity, etc.

Superiority complex

It manifests itself in a person’s unreasonable position, based on personal superiority over others:

• belonging to any national-clan group, distinguished by “improved” qualities and properties;
• belonging to a special, “superior” race (white or black);
• belonging to a more privileged social “caste”;
• possession of special, better or higher abilities, knowledge, culture.

Guilt complex

It arises against the background of the desire for justice when it is impossible to achieve it. Manifests itself in the following:

• willingness to always take the blame, although in reality the person is not guilty;
• inadequate assessment of a person’s capabilities and attempts to exceed them;
• increased consideration of the opinions of authorities and simply surrounding people;
• lies and deception are used to avoid imaginary and exaggerated troubles;
• exaggerated self-criticism and bias in assessing surrounding people and events.

The main tips for getting rid of complexes should involve working on yourself and with yourself, you should change a person’s attitude towards himself as an integral person, as well as his attitude towards the world around him (social and material).

The action plan could be like this:

1. “What exactly do I do well?”
   This question is not only worth asking, but it is also necessary to find a successful answer to it. For every person there is his outlet - an activity where everything works out, to which his soul lies, where a person perceives himself as a professional specialist, for which those closest to him appreciate him. This is not necessarily something global; it’s quite simple, for example, to cook a delicious dish or brew tea. Such a “zest” in a person’s personality will always remind him that he, too, is of undoubted value, will give the necessary confidence, and will be the basis for a more adequate perception of himself.
2. “Do I have to compare myself to others?”
   If you constantly do this, nearby (for example, on TV!), you will definitely find someone more handsome, or rich, or successful, or famous. But there are also many examples of comparisons in the opposite direction. This should give motivation to achieve more, and not “paint” a reason to feel unsuccessful and unlucky. It is precisely to be positive that you need to set yourself up, compare your own results and see your own achievements in order to understand where a person needs to move in the course of self-development.
3. “Am I confident in myself, and how much?”
   More often, this becomes clear in the process of communicating with people: if there is no leadership position in a particular team, it is still worth fighting for the right to vote and authority. You can’t achieve this “brazenly”, but you can practice developing a confident manner of communication, a loud voice and continuity of presentation of thoughts. By practicing hard and developing your skills, you can achieve a lot!
4. “Which opponent can I handle?”
   Complexes make a person feel insecure. Lack of faith in their strengths and capabilities ruined many potential geniuses and champions - it was this that fettered all initiatives and attempts even at the conception stage! It’s important to try, to become someone’s rival – what if the result is favorable and you won’t have to regret it? Although losing is not the end, it is a good lesson to take into account unsuccessful actions and highlight the positives.
5. “Am I living in harmony with my inner world?”
   A person with complexes can literally be paralyzed by even an insignificant and innocent critical remark. But who said that it is necessary to meet the expectations of every person around you? Criticism is very often unfounded and too subjective. It can only apply to individual actions or actions of a person, but not to the entire person. A harmonious attitude towards your strengths and weaknesses will allow you to have an adequate position regarding yourself, to create your own “real value”!

When looking for answers to the above questions, the most important thing is not to give up. Psychological complexes are precisely the phenomenon that requires constant action and daily work - these means must become a habit at the level of human nature. Then there will be a positive result!

Video: Alfred Adler. Human psychology

Someone thinks that his nose is too big or too small, his height is too tall or not tall enough - everyone can find flaws in themselves, and we certainly don’t like this. Some shortcomings can be eliminated, others need to be worked on. Often, work on oneself continues throughout one’s life.

Sometimes people resort to plastic surgery. However, there is a powerful group of problems that cannot be eliminated through plastic surgery.

So, what kind of complexes does a person have?

Many problems begin in childhood and become stronger over the years; they grow in a snowball fashion, that is, as a result of successive negative beliefs and emotional associations around the initial judgment.

These human complexes interfere with a normal lifestyle, distort thinking, cause negative emotions, and are the reason that a person cannot live adequately.

They are often so strong that a person loses self-control and acts irrationally. Anxiety is associated with the so-called internal perceptions of a person, and not with real external risks. Fear, with the help of imagination, pushes a person to make unfavorable decisions in order to ultimately avoid an unpleasant situation.

For example:

• my English is not good enough to communicate in it, so I need to avoid all possible situations that force me to actively use it;
• I am afraid to present my report at work and speak in front of a large audience or superiors, so I will fake illness.

A person with an internal feeling of fear automatically interprets many situations and events as negative; he sees everything through the prism of his anxiety. A dangerous vicious circle is formed in which it is difficult to stop oneself.

If, for example, a person is afraid that he will look awkward, then this fear will cause him to stutter, get nervous and really look awkward. This is an example of a situation in which fear clips our wings, our own beliefs about ourselves are confirmed, and we become even more convinced of our imperfection. A person in such a state is afraid of almost everything.

List of basic human complexes:

• inferiority;
• guilt;
• related to appearance (the problem of a small person);
• comes from childhood (Cain complex);
• related to social status;
• loser;
• excellent student.

What causes problems?

There are neuroses, phobias, panic attacks, sexual dysfunctions, as well as depression, when a person’s psychological system is weakened and symptoms of anxiety appear. Common reactions to one's own unconscious fears, which form a certain core, are anger, aggression, which can be directed against another person (sadism) or against oneself (masochism, self-flagellation). Other responses may include depression, emotional apathy, and abandonment of life.

Guilt

A person may feel guilty about everything, such thoughts are repeated like mantras from which there is no way out. They manifest themselves in the minds of people suffering from guilt.

At the same time, people perceive situations and events through the prism of their own problem. It seems to them that they themselves are to blame for the consequences of events over which they had not the slightest influence.

According to people who suffer from internal feelings of shame for some action or word, the means to get rid of these unpleasant thoughts can be self-sacrifice, in the hope of atonement for their perceived guilt.

Inferiority complex

The problem of inferiority is very common. At the same time, people may consider themselves hopelessly stupid or indecisive, weak, vulnerable, and acutely feel their imperfection.

Self-humiliation and low self-esteem are their favorite pastimes. Perfectionism, or the Sisyphean desire for perfection, becomes a defense against such thoughts. This leads to the fact that a person tries to deny his inferiority by creating an unrealistic, ideal image of himself.

The too-small person complex

Height is a complex issue that mainly affects men, but this does not mean that women ignore the issue. Many short people would like to be at least a few centimeters taller.

Whether a person is 190 cm tall or 150 cm tall - this is due to genetic factors.

Children are generally taller than their parents. Although tall people may feel uncomfortable on public transport or in very cramped apartments, they may have difficulty finding suitable clothes or shoes, but they are still considered happier because many women tend to choose taller men.

A tall man can feel much more confident and feel like he is in control of the situation. Psychologists even coined the term “small person complex.”

Short men who suffer from this complex often prefer big cars, big dogs and tall women. They add a few centimeters to themselves with the help of heels or hairstyles, and are ready to fight with anyone, even with an imaginary opponent. Such guys choose purely male professions in order to feel like real machos.

Short women (less than 160 cm tall) feel much better. Even if they are dissatisfied with their height, they can visually look taller in shoes with impressive heels or with the help of their hairstyle. You can use different feminine tricks to look a little taller.

However, throughout the history of the world, many lowly people have held very high positions and positions, enjoying their power. Their list is quite long, for example: Bonaparte, Mussolini, Hitler. Their enormous ambitions were probably fueled to some extent by lack of growth.

Complexes of poverty or poor people

The modern problem of poverty is one of the biggest in our society.

Poverty is a relative concept, according to which poverty is assessed according to the standard of living that has developed in a given society.

Psychologists say that many poor people live in a culture of poverty. Poverty is sometimes not the result of these people's inability to earn money, but the entire cultural climate in such families.

The culture of poverty is passed on from generation to generation; young people are convinced from childhood that their aspirations are meaningless, and they are doomed to live in poverty. Escaping poverty is undoubtedly a difficult and challenging task.

What subconscious grievances do poor people have? Most often it is self-doubt, envy and low self-esteem. This does not allow them to develop, it prevents them from crossing the subconscious barrier that has arisen and trying to get an excellent education, profession, or get a well-paid job.

Complex of envy or Cain

A child may sometimes show envy or aggression towards his brother or sister. There are many manifestations of this behavior, for example, an older brother may throw away a teddy bear belonging to his younger brother. This phenomenon is called the Cain complex.

Envy and aggression express the despair of a child who wants to be the most loved in the family. In adults, envy often develops into protracted resentments or neurotic states, which become an echo of childhood jealousy.

Jealousy is a normal human reaction if it is adequate to the danger of losing someone's love. There is also neurotic jealousy, which is disproportionate to the threat. Usually dissatisfaction with circumstances disappears when the child understands that he will not lose the care and love with which he was surrounded before the birth of his brother or sister.

People spend most of their free time thinking about how to improve themselves. The reason for this is numerous human complexes. It is complexes that cause doubts and self-doubt in a person, regardless of age and gender.

From a psychological point of view, most complexes originate at a young age. The fact is that children often take everything they see and hear personally. This is largely the fault of parents who, in pursuit of feeding and clothing their children, often consider it unnecessary to simply praise the child. But any offense is always followed by severe punishment.

Of course, there are complexes that a person acquires throughout his life based on his own reaction to the opinions of others.

Types of complexes found in humans

According to experts in the field of human psychology, two main types of complexes can be distinguished:

1. Inferiority complex.
2. Superiority complex.

These are two opposites and it is impossible to choose which is better or worse. Both complexes are a problem for any person and interfere with his harmonious existence in society.

Inferiority complex

An inferiority complex is expressed in the fact that a person often thinks of himself much worse than he is and is almost always dissatisfied with his physical and external characteristics, or with everything he does. The psychology of a person with an inferiority complex is always aimed at self-deprecation (I am the worst of all, why should I live, no one is interested in me). Such people behave constrained, worry about any reason and live in anticipation of reproach.

Superiority complex

A superiority complex manifests itself in a person by the fact that the thought that he is better than others and has the right of primacy dominates in his consciousness. Such people can be recognized by their manner of speaking and looking at others with superiority. At every opportunity, they will make it clear to their interlocutor that he is “second class”. These people strive to look good and surround themselves with good things.

These are examples of complexes in their “pure” form, although in everyday life they may not be expressed so clearly and unambiguously. But these are not the only types of human complexes, but only two main groups, in which there are many more varieties.

For example, the first group includes such well-known complexes as:

• a guilt complex, when a person feels guilty about everything and everyone;
• a complex of physical disabilities (small breasts, large nose, short legs, large height, excess weight...);
• complex of unfair treatment (the whole world is unfair to me, no one appreciates me);
• Cinderella complex (passive attitude towards one’s personal life while waiting for the prince);
• a complex of lies (no matter what a person is told, he thinks that they are lying to him in order not to offend him).

Examples of the second group of complexes are:

• excellent student complex (I am the best, I must do everything better than others, all the awards are mine);
• Napoleon complex (they want to conquer the whole world, achieve success in order to be rewarded);
• complex of helping others (such is my fate that I must help everyone, even to the detriment of myself);
• beauty complex (I am very handsome or beautiful, I am better than everyone, no one is worthy of me, everyone around me feels inferior).

The list of complexes is very large and will probably never be completed, since people are prone to inventiveness even in their complexes.

How to get rid of complexes?

Since complexes interfere with a full life, the question arises of how to get rid of them. In psychology, there is a very acceptable and simple way - to recognize the problem and start working on it. Understand yourself, increase your self-esteem, reconsider your view of the world around you. And if the situation is really serious, and a person has driven himself to the point where he practically does not leave the house, he should seek help from a specialist and undergo a course of treatment.

Remember that every person on earth is individual, unique and beautiful...

Manifested in girls in their relationship with their father and mother, it is an analogue of the Oedipus complex.

According to the theory of psychoanalysis, the Electra complex consists of girls' unconscious attraction to their own father and hostility towards their mother and competition with her for the father's attention, and develops in the phallic phase of development. The complex is named after the mythological Electra, daughter of the Mycenaean king Agamemnon, who took revenge on her mother for the murder of her father. The concept was proposed by Carl Gustav Jung in 1913 in his work An Attempt to Describe Psychoanalytic Theory. Freud considered the term “Electra complex” to emphasize the similarities in the relationship between son-mother and daughter-father, and although he considered the theory of the Oedipus complex to be fully applicable only to boys, at the same time he preferred to talk about the Oedipus complex in both sexes and declared the “Electra complex” a useless term perhaps due to conflict with Jung. Many psychoanalysts consider the term outdated and prefer to talk about the female version of the Oedipus complex.

Ways to fight

When a person has no complexes or they have little effect on the psychological state, then the personality:

• has objective self-esteem;
• expects positive attitude from other people and from the entire outside world;
• positively perceives his personality in the environment.

Complexes interfere with a full life, in most cases it is necessary to get rid of them, and it does not matter whether they are physical or psychological.

First of all, you need to acknowledge the problem. This is already half of her solution; many people do not admit that they have this or that complex or very carefully hide them even from close people.

It is very important to be able to love yourself. When a person finds positive qualities and advantages in his appearance, he begins to love himself a little. You can also turn shortcomings into individual characteristics of your character, which also has a positive effect on self-esteem.

You can disguise what you personally think are ugly parts of the body or highlight them in an interesting way. This mainly concerns appearance: a person can create experiments with images, show imagination and add something very interesting to his appearance. Basic self-care, beautiful and appropriate clothes and makeup make a woman truly attractive, raise her self-esteem and increase her self-love.

You should objectively evaluate your personality and try to determine what are disadvantages and what are advantages.

And also, don’t think that if you’re not perfect, then there’s no need to take care of yourself. Sometimes a person with an interesting appearance is more popular than an ordinary man or woman.

A big misconception would be to only care about appearance. In addition to physical attributes, each person has natural charm, charm, mystery and intelligence. This data is no less important than beautiful clothes and a fashionable haircut.

Oedipus complex in girls

According to Freud, initially the girl is attached to her father and mother equally, but later she discovers the absence of a penis. This discovery is decisive in the development of female sexuality. At the first stage, “penis envy” makes her sexually attracted to her father, as well as the desire to become pregnant from him. At the same time, she becomes more hostile towards her mother, blaming her for her “inferiority.”

These views of Sigmund Freud on the development of female sexuality have been disputed by many psychoanalysts.

Almost all people in the world suffer from complexes. Sometimes these complexes help and push us to achieve our goals, but often they serve as a stumbling block on the path to fulfilling our dreams, in some cases turning life into a real hell. This is a person’s misconception about his shortcomings or any qualities that he tends to exaggerate. Typically, such strangeness is accompanied by various experiences that the individual hides from strangers and close people.

Casanova complex in girls

You're tired of standing on the sidelines. Meeting a guy is not a problem for you. Falling in love with yourself is nothing at all. A couple of messages in ICQ (and the like) - and it’s yours. If it’s a really difficult case, one romantic evening is enough for your phone to ring off the hook with calls and SMS. But. This “but” is that you are afraid of a serious relationship. You don't even feel like going on a second date. Maximum kiss and... get out! New heights await you, that is, guys.

The problem is low self-esteem. It is she who gives strength for new victories. You are afraid of being real, but abandoned, and you adapt to the guy, or rather, to his ideal girl. Learn to be yourself, say and write only what you want.

Classification

Age complexes. At a certain period of his life, a person is concerned with those problems that are typical for his age. The complexes and desires and aspirations of adolescence and youth are different or those of youth and middle age. Social complexes are strong in those countries where caste and the class principle of dividing society into layers are developed.

In addition to India, this is England (in the homeland of football, class is enshrined even in the language, which speaks of the deep roots of the division of people into groups), caste has not disappeared from Russia, the ideological principle of dividing people has been replaced by the financial one. Author's concepts. Psychological theories of Freud, Jung, Adler and many others. The basis for the division of a person’s internal complexes here is the individual author’s criterion, which is consistent with the basic idea of ​​the thinker.

Complexes permeate human life. They are difficult to define from a moral point of view and to say for sure whether they are good or bad. Psychological complexes of a person are outside of morality. If someone asks: “What are the main complexes of a person?” This question does not have a clear answer. Every person is a unique story, and everyone has their own complexes.

Conscience is also a “complex” in some way.

It is quite problematic to provide comprehensive information about all disorders. The only thing that can be done is to collect them according to classification.

1. The first type is age complexes that appear at different periods of life and personality development.
2. Social ones mostly arise in countries where society is divided into layers. Considering the behavioral characteristics of people from different countries, they argue that social complexes are characteristic of people all over the world.
3. Physical are associated with injuries to the human body: congenital or acquired.
4. Author's concepts regarding complexes. Here we mean descriptions of complexes according to Jung, Adler, Freud, which are based on the opinion of a psychologist.

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Depending on the impact they have, problems are divided into positive and negative. Positive complexes force a person to improve himself, while negative complexes cause a storm of negative emotions that provoke stress and serious psychological problems. In addition, human complexes can be directed at the outside world and at the inner “I”.

Almost every second person on the globe has encountered this condition in their life. It is almost impossible to list all the things in relation to which a preconceived opinion may develop, because for everyone they will be specific and individual. To date, several classifications have been adopted that can divide the main human complexes into several large groups.

It was not easy to systematize this pathology of human thinking. They all have an equally strong impact on everyday life, but they also manifest themselves in different ways. And yet, based on the presence of common characteristics and differences between objects that people distort, the following two large groups were identified:

• Physical complexes of a person. This category includes all parameters that can be measured and assessed from the outside. Most often, these are appearance problems. Some people are overly sensitive to the problem of a seemingly long nose, ear or toes, others are nervous about hair color, the presence of any spots or moles on the body. All this is a completely individual selection of a person’s physical characteristics. The most common case in nature is excessive weight. This problem is always very scrupulous and delicate in relation to correction. Women suffer from it to a greater extent, but cases also occur among men. The parameters of an ideal figure in this case are very vague, so such a complex arises both in slightly overweight representatives and in those who are simply moderately well-fed. The advantage is that people are often ready to fight it themselves, even using the most radical methods.
• Psychological complexes of a person. This type includes all sorts of problems of human behavior in society. This problem cannot be touched or corrected with surgical plastic surgery. This makes the situation worse. A typical representative of this group is an inferiority complex that haunts many people throughout their lives. It is based on a problem hidden in human thinking itself. He does not see in himself all the characteristics of an ordinary person and suffers from this. In general, the entire group is represented by people who outwardly are no different from the rest, but see their flaw much deeper - in social behavior. They rarely turn to outside help, since the problem is not considered to be the presence of a complex, but their own inferiority.

Due to the wide variety of complexes and the frequent presence of this problem in the population, many studies have been conducted on this subject. In this regard, it was found that not all of them have the same effect on a person.

After interviewing many people, some patterns in this area were clarified and two types of human complexes were identified:

1. Positive. The name of this type provides its main characteristic. It has been found that for some people, having this critical attitude can be helpful. This manifests itself in the form of an incentive to action. For example, with a complex of obesity, people often change their lifestyle for the better, start playing sports, and stick to proper nutrition. Therefore, for them this condition has more benefit than harm. And the final result can even lead to the independent liquidation of the existing complex.
2. Negative. Unfortunately, not all of the above have a positive effect on a person’s life. In many cases, the action is aimed precisely at causing harm to it. This is due to the fact that the presence of one or another complex is always accompanied by shyness and self-doubt. Such people cannot feel free and at ease even when surrounded by friends. They are constantly worried about the actual problem they have invented, they rush around looking for a solution to it in various ways and cannot find a way out of the current situation. Also, such a condition prevents them from getting a job, building any relationships and destroys their personal life. Representatives of this type are often psychological complexes that require mandatory seeking outside help from specialists.

Determining any of the complexes to a positive or negative type is not always possible. There are often representatives of mixed groups who are capable of exerting both types of influence on a person’s life.

Cinderella complex

Long live passivity!
You don't want to change anything. You sit by the window like a sleepy fly and wait for him. Prince! Extraordinary. Fabulous. Moreover, ordinary guys are not ideal material for a “prince on a white horse.” Therefore, the surrounding reality is gray and boring. If this condition drags on, psychologists will have a new patient. Try to live in reality. Your vulnerable soul will meet a guy who will make your life happy. If you want, you can call him Prince.

Figure complex. Anorexia

You are the fattest. The most. The sumo wrestler, compared to you, nervously smokes on the sidelines. Even the word “pie” makes you fat. You eat air flavored with car exhaust. Sometimes you allow yourself a mug of water or a cup of strong coffee. Someone told you that it makes you lose weight. But then someone more authoritative said that there were so many calories in there that you would vomit. The first signs of anorexia are insecurity about your figure.

Conclusion: it turns out that you are as stupid as Ivan the Fool was not. Solution: Just ask your friends if they like girls with skeleton figures. If you're a little fatter, go in for exercise, but don't stop eating. And, lo and behold, the beauty that is inside will be transferred outside!

Ugly complex

Life hasn't worked out: I'm terrible. I have a snub nose with centimeter-long black dots; legs are too short, when walking it seems that there are more than two of them; If you bring both cheeks to your nose with your hands, then my eyes are too small; paper-thin lips; I’m also a dwarf, but my feet are gigantic. What should I do? When I imagine it, it makes me shiver.

Quickly erase the “I have a complex” inscription from your face - no one will even approach you with it. But if you radiate self-confidence, skillfully emphasize your strengths, and do not pay attention to shortcomings (which cannot be corrected), life becomes much more enjoyable.

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