Concept information
Preferred term
the self
Definition
- From a philosophical standpoint, the self represents all distinctive qualities that separate him or her from others and is considered responsible for the thoughts and actions of a person as the source of awareness. The self is understood as having substance, and therefore, one's thoughts and actions can be attributed to himself or herself. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Deviance; Self, The]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- actor-observer asymmetries
- apparent mental causation
- Barnum effect
- basking in reflected glory
- brainwashing
- close relationships
- collective self
- contingencies of self-worth
- cutting off reflected failure
- deindividuation
- downward social comparison
- egocentric bias
- ego shock
- escape theory
- executive function of self
- exemplification
- facial-feedback hypothesis
- identity crisis
- illusion of control
- illusion of transparency
- impression management
- independent self-construals
- ingratiator's dilemma
- interdependent self-construals
- introspection
- looking-glass self
- mental control
- mere ownership effect
- misattribution of arousal
- moral development
- mortality salience
- name letter effect
- objectification theory
- optimal distinctiveness theory
- overjustification effect
- personal space
- phenomenal self
- positive illusions
- procrastination
- projection
- psychological entitlement
- reactance
- regulatory focus theory
- schemas
- self-affirmation theory
- self-attribution process
- self-awareness
- self-categorization theory
- self-complexity
- self-concept
- self-concept clarity
- self-control measures
- self-deception
- self-defeating behavior
- self-determination theory
- self-disclosure
- self-discrepancy theory
- self-efficacy
- self-enhancement
- self-esteem stability
- self-evaluation maintenance
- self-expansion theory
- self-handicapping
- self-monitoring
- self-perception theory
- self-presentation
- self-promotion
- self-reference effect
- self-regulation
- self-reports
- self-serving bias
- self-stereotyping
- self-verification theory
- social comparison
- spotlight effect
- stigma
- symbolic self-completion
- terror management theory
- threatened egotism theory of aggression
- uniqueness
- value priorities
- zeal
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/the_self
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