Horney Described Some People as Over-Valuing the Idealized Self

question 31

Multiple Choice

Horney described some people as over-valuing the idealized self. The term for this is "the tyranny of the __________."

• A) shoulds
• B) idealized self
• C) conscience
• D) neurotic ideal

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Definitions:

Émile Durkheim

A French sociologist best known for his foundational work in sociology and for his theories on the social causes of suicide.

Herbert Spencer

A British philosopher, biologist, anthropologist, and sociologist known for applying evolutionary theory to social evolution and for coining the term "survival of the fittest."

Manifest Function

The intended and recognized outcome of a social process or institution.

Latent Function

Unintended or unrecognized consequences of an institution, action, or social process that may not have been explicitly acknowledged.