ideal self in a sentence
Examples
- Fromm outlined three of the most common escape mechanisms : automaton conformity, authoritarianism, and destructiveness . " Automaton conformity " is changing one's ideal self to conform to a perception of society's preferred type of personality, losing one's true self in the process . " Automaton conformity " displaces the burden of choice from self to society . " Authoritarianism " is giving control of oneself to another.