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MENTAL MODEL · M1728

Persona

Persona
BehaviorHigh supportPsychology
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

To adapt to social life, we wear 'masks' (such as 'strict father', 'professional lawyer'). They are necessary but not the true self.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

- Role detachment: The key to mental health is knowing 'I am acting'. After work, take off the mask. If the mask grows onto the face (over-identification), one becomes alienated.

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Jung believed that the personality consists of the 'Persona' and the 'Shadow', etc.; the persona is the projection of social expectations and collective norms onto the individual, serving as the interface between the person and society, not the true self.

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