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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Karen Horney described the concept of "the tyranny of the shoulds" as a situation where individuals live under the dictatorship of an imagined ideal self, constantly feeling that they should be different from who they actually are, leading to internal conflict and distress.

Horney Described Some People as Over-Valuing the Idealized Self