ego ideal

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

hypernym	:	ideal,
definition	:	the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain (noun.cognition)

domain category	:	analysis, depth psychology, psychoanalysis,
definition	:	a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud (noun.act)