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Self & identity

Articles

Identity (social science) Self (philosophy) Self (psychology) Self (sociology) Self (spirituality) Academic self concept Self actualization Self analysis Self care skills Self concept Self confidence Self congruence Self control Self defeating behavior Self defense Self destructive behavior Self determination Self disclosure Self efficacy Self esteem Self evaluation Self handicapping strategy Self knowledge Self monitoring Self mutilation Self perception Self preservation Self reference Self report Self stimulation

Identity

DID Ego identity Ethnic identity Gender identity Group identity GID Identity crisis Identity formation Professional identity Social identity

Other articles

Self examination (medical) Self help techniques Self image Self inflicted wounds Self management Self medication Self psychology Self referral Self reinforcement Self talk Social identity Social identity complexity Social Identity Theory Identity Fusion

There are two aspects to actual self First, the “actual self” represents who a person actually is, as opposed to their ideal self. In the second sense the term relates to how a person believes they are perceived by others in general or by a significant other.

See also

• Self-actualization
• Self congruence
• Self-Discrepancy Theory
• Social perception