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  • 11Self-consciousness — is an sense of self awareness. It is a preoccupation with oneself, as opposed to the philosophical state of self awareness, which is the awareness that one exists as an individual being. An unpleasant feeling of self consciousness may occur when… …

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  • 12Self (philosophy) — Self is broadly defined as the essential qualities that make a person distinct from all others. The task in philosophy is defining what these qualities are, and there have been a number of different approaches. The self is the idea of a unified… …

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  • 13conscious — [kän′shəs] adj. [L conscius, knowing, aware < conscire: see CONSCIENCE] 1. having a feeling or knowledge (of one s own sensations, feelings, etc. or of external things); knowing or feeling ( that something is or was happening or existing);… …

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  • 14self-referential — [self′ref΄ə ren′shəl] adj. 1. making reference to itself or oneself 2. of, being, or related to a work of literature or art which exhibits the author s or artist s self conscious awareness of the creative process, of the techniques he or she is… …

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  • 15self-referential — [self′ref΄ə ren′shəl] adj. 1. making reference to itself or oneself 2. of, being, or related to a work of literature or art which exhibits the author s or artist s self conscious awareness of the creative process, of the techniques he or she is… …

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  • 16Self-consciousness — Self con scious*ness, n. The quality or state of being self conscious. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17self-aware — adj. conscious of one s character, feelings, motives, etc. Derivatives: self awareness n. * * * adjective aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts self conscious awareness self conscious about their roles… …

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  • 18Self-harm — This article focuses on repetitive self harm, not on severe self harm inflicted during psychosis. For forms of self harm related to body image, sexuality and wartime, see Body modification, Algolagnia and Self inflicted wound respectively. Self… …

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  • 19Self-injury — ] Non fatal self harm is common in young people worldwide [cite journal|author=Schmidtke A, et al.|year=1996|title=Attempted suicide in Europe: rates, trends and sociodemographic characteristics of suicide attempters during the period… …

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  • 20conscious — con•scious [[t]ˈkɒn ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) aware of one s own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc 2) fully aware of something: not conscious of the passage of time[/ex] 3) having the mental faculties fully active: to be conscious during… …

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