Is there a single word for unhealthy ego?
This article actually explains my question http://stonepsychology.com/is-your-ego-healthy-or-unhealthy-heres-how-to-tell/ very well.
If we say some action is driven by 'ego' we often mean that the action is driven by excessive pride and coming from a place of unhealthy ego.
Is there any easier way that we can identify behaviours or actions as being driven by an unhealthy ego? Is there a single word for 'unhealthy ego'?
Hubris
From Merriam-Webster:
exaggerated pride or self-confidence
Hubris pretty much always has a negative connotation, unlike ego, which may be neutral, from its origins in ancient Greek.