Merriam Webster says that
self is "the entirety of an individual, the realization or embodiment of an abstraction" (1).
Effects of selffocus, discrepancy between
self and standard, and outcome expectancy favorability on the tendency to match
self to standard or to withdraw.
Research indicates that those who have been repeatedly abused are the most likely to inflict
self injury (Favazza & Rosenthal, 1993; Kehrberg, 1997; McLane, 1996; Simpson, 1981; Zila & Kiselica, 2001).
Indeed, the artist's observation, foregrounded as a sort of epigraph for the show, that "professional
self-investigation--which is what a good
self portrait is--is as noble a search as any other" would also seem to signal an awareness of his project's situation within the social world and a recognition that no matter how hermetic the conditions of their creation, sufficiently penetrating forms of
self-expression have the power to communicate meaningfully beyond the context of the individual.
Female campers in an all female camp setting exhibited a higher statistically significant
self perception of working with groups than male campers following camp.
There is no doubt that career theories address the
self construct from very different angles, based on diverse philosophical backgrounds and with varied purposes.
Nature turns all things to
self, and contends and disputes for
self.
Conceiving of a
Self prior to and as master of writing provides the conceptual basis for interpreting Invisible Man as a Bildungsroman.
In the latter, the power of the text (Thomistic theology allied with the political powers that be) offers the alternative to the turn to the
self, although the modern
self is still evident in colonial mentalities and the narcissistic and aggressive assimilation of native peoples.
Some writers assert that
self-esteem reflects the difference between the ideal
self (how one would like to be) and the actual
self (how one actually iS).
These teachers assure their disciples that, with practice, reality will align itself with the devotee's desire and a powerful, effective
self will appear.
She maintains that studying
self regulation qualitatively allows the researcher to examine the "'function of events in context, rather than on the surface features of teacher or student activities" (p.
Thanks to technology that literally gets inside people's heads, researchers now are probing how the brain contributes to a sense of
self and to perceptions of one's body and its control.
The
Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print and
Self Your Own Book (14th edition)
