EGO IDEAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ego ideal" is a kind of...):

ideal (the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain)

Domain category:

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)

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