ego ideal

Noun
  1. (psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives (synset 105934494)
    referred to in: analysis, depth psychology, psychoanalysis - a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
    is a type of: ideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain

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