Idealization http://changingminds.org/explanations/behaviors/coping/idealization.htm
Description
Idealization is the over-estimation of the desirable qualities and underestimation of the limitations of a desired thing. We also tend to idealize those things that we have chosen or acquired.
The opposite of Idealization is Demonization, where something that is not desired or disliked has its weak points exaggerated and its strong points played down.
Example
A teenager in awe of a rock star idealizes their idol, imagining them to have a perfect life, to be kind and thoughtful, and so on. They ignore the star's grosser habits and rough background.
A person has bought an exotic foreign holiday. They dream about how perfect their vacation will be, not thinking about insects, heat, crime etc.
I buy a sports car and look admiringly at its sleek lines. I ignore the fact that it drinks fuel and is rather uncomfortable.
A person in a religious cult idealizes the cult and its leader, assuming they are perfect and that the outside world is very poor in comparison
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