Question

Melina considers herself a fashionista and would like to be perceived as more fashion oriented than her friends and family. Her family and friends, however, feel she dresses just like them. In this case, the perception of Melina's friends and family contradicts Melina's _____.

Answer 1

Ideal Self

Step-by-step explanation:

In psychology, the Ideal Self refers to how you wish you were, and how you think you should be. This ideal self is shaped by life experiences, messages received from other people and things you admire in role models.

It is important to notice that the Ideal Self refers to your own idea of how you'd like to be.

In this example, Melina's family and friends ideas contradict the idea that Melina has of herself (they think she dresses just like them), thus we can conclude that being a fashionista is not really Melina's true self but rather and idealized idea of how she'd like to be, thus, this would be Melina's ideal self.