Outline of self

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the human self: Self – individuality, from one's own perspective. To each person, self is that person. Oneself can be a subject of philosophy, psychology and developmental psychology; religion and spirituality, social science and neuroscience. Human Human condition Individuality (selfhood) – state or quality of being an individual; particularly of being a person separate from other persons and possessing his or her own needs or goals, rights and responsibilities. The exact definition of an individual is important in the fields of biology, law, and philosophy. Person – being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. Personhood – status of being a person. Defining personhood is a controversial topic in philosophy and law and is closely tied with legal and political concepts of citizenship, equality, and liberty. According to law, only a natural person or legal personality has rights, protections, privileges, responsibilities, and legal liability. Philosophy of self Psychology of self Religious views on the self Body Brain / Mind / Intelligence Character Experience Sentience Gender Personal identity (see below) Personality (see below) Self-concept Self-awareness Self-consciousness Self-control Self-esteem Self-guilt Self-knowledge Self-perception Self-realization Self-worth Skill Wisdom Personal identity Identity (philosophy) Identity (social science) Identity formation Cultural identity Moral identity Social identity Open individualism Personally identifiable information Self-identity Self-schema Vertiginous question Personality Personality trait Big Five personality traits Extraversion and introversion Agreeableness Conscientiousness Neuroticism / Emotional stability Openness to experience Virtue – characteristic of a person which supports individual moral excellence and collective well-being.

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Self-schema

The self-schema refers to a long lasting and stable set of memories that summarize a person's beliefs, experiences and generalizations about the self, in specific behavioral domains. A person may have a self-schema based on any aspect of themselves as a person, including physical characteristics (body image), personality traits and interests, as long as they consider that aspect of their self to be important to their own self-definition.

Psychology of self

The psychology of self is the study of either the cognitive, conative or affective representation of one's identity, or the subject of experience. The earliest formulation of the self in modern psychology derived from the distinction between the self as I, the subjective knower, and the self as Me, the object that is known. Current views of the self in psychology position the self as playing an integral part in human motivation, cognition, affect, and social identity.

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