Definitions for "Ego ideal"
The part of the personality that comprises the aims and goals for the self; usually refers to the conscious or unconscious emulation of significant figures with whom one has identified. The ego ideal emphasizes what one should be or do in contrast to what one should not be or not do.
The component of the superego that involves ideal standards approved by parents.
(psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives