"Of the many sources of low self-esteem, two are central to the present discussion. That is to say, human beings compare their behavior to at least two different kinds of expectancies which typically have become internalized standards (or selves) whose point is to guide self-regulation. These selves are the ideal self and the ought self. The ideal self is the kind of the person an individual would really like to be...The ought self is the kind of person an individual believes he or she had the duty or obligation to be?"

Μια πρόταση: "δεοντικός εαυτός"

β) τον ιδανικό εαυτό (ideal self), και γ) τον δεοντικό εαυτό (ought self)