ideal self

collocation in English

meaningsofidealandself

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ideal
adjective
uk
/aɪˈdɪəl/us
/aɪˈdiː.əl/
perfect, or the ...
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self
noun
uk
/self/us
/self/
the set of someone's characteristics, such as personality and ability, that are not physical and make that person different from ...
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(Definition ofidealandselffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In particular, myidealselfwill differ from one time to another and from one world to another.
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One possibility is to turn to the presentidealselfand accept his verdict.
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Theidealselfand ought self are referred to as self-guides, and operate as goals and standards within the process of self-regulation.
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I have nothing against consulting myidealself, provided we are not too different.
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The most motivated seemed to have developed a salient,idealselfwhich was associated with foreign languages in general.
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Suppose young adults would voluntarily choose to develop the habit of smoking cigarettes, perhaps because the practice fits anidealself-image.
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Their books provide long narratives on the endless labor and watchful management required to create and maintain a garden, and the properly managed, aesthetically pleasing garden advertises theiridealself-regulation.
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He argued that the self-concept is constructed from three different components that he called self-esteem (or self-worth), self-image and theidealself.
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Theidealselfis what a person believes should be done, as well as what their core values are.
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He made the best of this admission in suggesting that theidealselfcan be realised through following religion.
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People will suffer more dejection-related feelings when the accessibility of the discrepancy is significant between theiridealself-guides and self-concepts.
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Children typically can not understand the difference between their actual and theiridealself, which causes an unrealistic perception of the self.
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These different selves lead to constructed images dichotomized between what people want to be (theidealself) and how others see them (the limited self).
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In some cases, users may select an avatar that represents theiridealself, that is, what an individual aspires to look like.
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They portray theiridealselfrather than their true self.
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She is credited with the development of the real self and theidealself.
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Theidealselfis the type of person we feel that we should be.
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Theidealselfis used as a model to assist the real self in developing its potential and achieving self-actualization.
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