<unk>  is the pathological pursuit of conformity and societal acceptance at the expense of individuality. In her book, Plea for a Measure of Abnormality, psychoanalyst Joyce McDougall coined the term<unk>  to describe fear of individuality.<unk>  is difficult to diagnose because<unk>  are integrated in society.<unk>  depend on social approval and validation. Christopher Bollas studied<unk>  during the 1970s and 1980s with patients who had nervous breakdowns. Bollas, who called it normotic illness, considered it an obsession with fitting into society at the cost of the person's own personality.<unk>  experience emotional crisis – such as a teenager fumbling a football during a game at school – as a mania, and resort to violence or other dangerous behavior.<unk>  often feel crippled, unable to speak or act.<unk>  perform best given a strict protocol to follow. It can cost some people a job or interfere with relationships.<unk>  constantly seek outside validation. The<unk> may ask a friend what they think about a new song, dress or hairstyle before forming an opinion.<unk>  look to others to inform them how to think or believe. The concept of<unk>  parallels Winnicott’s idea of the false self, which is formed in response to the demands of the external environment rather than from within. Cognitive behavioral therapy is applied in treatment of<unk>  to find individuality and restructure self-image.
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