Self-consciousness (Awareness) (Topical Term)

Baker encyc. of psych. (self-consciousness: 1) awareness that humans have of their own selves, ability to reflect on and be aware of oneself; 2) ill-at-ease feeling experienced by a person who is uncomfortably aware of self in social situations)

APA dict. of psych. (self-consciousness: 1) personality trait associated with tendency to reflect on or think about oneself, 2) extreme sensitivity about one s own behavior, appearance, or other attributes and excessive concern about impression one makes on others)

Oxford comp. to philosophy, 2005 (self-consciousness: "more cautiously, it might be argued that the core of the intuitive notion of self-consciousness is what might be called introspective self-awareness ...")

Here are entered works on the awareness that humans have of their own selves. Works on sensitivity about one s appearance, behavior, or other attributes and excessive concern for the impression one makes on others are entered under Self-consciousness (Sensitivity). Works on observation and recording of one s own behavior are entered under Self-monitoring.

Notes under Self-consciousness (Sensitivity); Self-monitoring