What Is Heteronomous Morality and What Is Autonomous Morality? Provide

question 59

Essay

What is heteronomous morality and what is autonomous morality? Provide an example of each.

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Definitions:

Conditional Positive Regard

A situation where acceptance and love are provided only when an individual behaves in a manner that is approved by others, leading to conditions of worth.

Conditions Of Worth

The standards or criteria imposed by others or oneself that dictate the conditions under which a person is deemed worthy of esteem or value.

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, a part of the personality that acts as a moral center, imposing the moral standards learned from parents and society.

Positive Self-Regard

The positive view and acceptance one has of oneself, demonstrating a healthy sense of self-worth and personal value.