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Definition of Self-awareness
1. Noun. Awareness of your own individuality.
Specialized synonyms: Orientation, Self-consciousness
Derivative terms: Self-aware
Definition of Self-awareness
1. Noun. The state or property of being self-aware. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Self-awareness
1. Realization of one's ongoing feeling and emotional experience; a major goal of all psychotherapy. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Self-awareness
Literary usage of Self-awareness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Psychological Review by American Psychological Association (1902)
"Spinoza recognizes degrees of self-awareness such as the immediate happiness of the
... The view of Ribot that self-awareness is awareness of the body, ..."
2. American Vulgar: The Politics of Manipulation Versus the Culture of Awareness by Robert Grudin (2006)
"We find real self-awareness in humbler personifications: Frederick Douglass
detailing his own ... Untempered by self-awareness, social consciousness is a ..."
3. Beauty of the Lord: Awakening the Senses by Richard Cartwright Austin (1988)
"Our seeing and knowing can contribute to nature's self-awareness, adding
consciousness to the intricate ecology of ..."
4. The Troubled Birth of Russian Democracy: Parties, Personalities, and Programs by Michael McFaul, Sergei Markov (1993)
"How can we increase self- awareness if we do not know our history, our traditions,
our roots? We need to upgrade our awareness to be able to understand ..."
5. Mentoring Across Boundaries: Helping Beginning Teachers Succeed in by Jean Boreen, Donna Niday, Mary K. Johnson (2003)
"Karen: I think you're ready to tackle self-awareness. Martina: What does that
mean in terms of teaching? Karen: You're probably already aware of your own ..."
6. Violence in South Africa: A Variety of Perspectives by Elirea Bornman, René Van Eeden, Marie Wentzel (1998)
"In its recent version, deindividuation is seen as a reduction in self- awareness
with a concomitant loss of self-control, leading to aggressive behaviour. ..."
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