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Self-examination can be seen as a process of evaluation or appraisal of one’s qualities, traits, and characteristics.
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Self-examination can be seen as a process of evaluation or appraisal of one’s qualities, traits, and characteristics. The evaluation of one’s qualities, traits, and characteristics helps develop one’s self-image and aids in the development of one’s self-awareness or self-concept. Self-examination may result in a positive or negative self-feeling, which may enhance or decrease individuals’ ideas about themselves. The evaluation of oneself can be seen as the attempt to understand one’s motivations and behaviors. In addition, the examination of oneself is likely to affect self-esteem, which may affect self-image. Individuals who deem themselves as worthy may have a greater self-esteem, which may maintain one’s “self.” Rogers (1951) suggests that the self must be maintained in...
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McMullen, T. (2020). Self-examination. In: Gellman, M.D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39903-0_1623
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