The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the self:
Self – an individual person, from his or her own perspective. To you, self is you. To a different person, self is that person. One's self is a subject of philosophy; psychology; religion and spirituality; and neuroscience.
- Infancy
- Childhood
- Adolescence, youth
- Adulthood
- Young adulthood
- Middle age
- Elderly (old age)
Individual rights – much of the western world values the concept of individual rights. These rights vary from culture to culture, and by very definition, from person to person, and appear mainly in individualist societies. In considering the self, the most intimate legal relation would be what is codified as 'sui juris', or what laws have a purposed place so far as they are derived of the self. In such cultures, it is generally considered that each and every individual has the following rights:
Security rights – protect people against crimes such as murder, massacre, torture and rape
Security of person – liberty, including the right, if one is imprisoned unlawfully, to the remedy of habeas corpus. Security of person can also be seen as an expansion of rights based on prohibitions of torture and cruel and unusual punishment. Rights to security of person can guard against less lethal conduct, and can be used in regard to prisoners' rights.
Bodily and property rights – encompass "ownership" of your own body and choosing what to do with it, as well as the fruits of the labour that spring forth from using your own body. ("Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself," per John Locke, Second Treatise on Civil Government)
Self-ownership – moral or natural right of a person to have bodily integrity, and be the exclusive controller of his own body and life. Also known as "sovereignty of the individual", "individual sovereignty", and "individual autonomy".
Liberty rights of the Classical era – protect freedoms in areas such as belief and religion, association, assembling, movement, and other self-determination (as an individual person), privacy from government and others, and freedoms from other paternalist meddling generally, whether by governments or others; also encompasses security, bodily and property, political, and due process rights, many group rights, some welfare rights, and (especially outside of the USA in the Classical era) equality rights, as all of those categories appear in this list
Political rights – protect the liberty to participate in politics by expressing themselves, protesting, voting and serving in public office
Due process rights – protect against abuses of the legal system such as imprisonment without trial, secret trials and excessive punishments; often overlaps with the bodily rights, listed above
Equality rights – guarantee equal citizenship, equality before the law and nondiscrimination in regards to one's eligibility for all of the other rights in this list
Welfare rights (also known as economic or social rights) – require the provision of education and protections against severe poverty and starvation; generally an expansion of positive liberties
Group rights – provide protection for groups against ethnic genocide, and self-determination (as a group) and the ownership by countries of their national territories and resources; may overlap with the bodily and property rights, and Social equality rights, listed above
Personality
Self-awareness
Self-concept
Self-consciousness
Self-esteem
Self-image
Self-knowledge
Self-perception
Self-realization
Personal identity
Identity formation
Identity (social science)
Cultural identity
Social identity
Extraversion and introversion
Agreeableness
Conscientiousness
Neuroticism / Emotional stability
Openness to experience
Harmful traits and practices
Abjection
Crime
Self-abasement
self-absorbed
Self-abuse
Self-blame
Self-criticism
Self-deception
Self-deprecation
Self-envy
Self-handicapping
Self-harm
Self-hatred
Self-immolation
Self-loathing
Self-pity
Self-propaganda
Self-punishment
Self-righteousness
Self-sacrifice
Self-serving
Self-victimization
Sexual self-objectification
Stress
Suicide
Virtue – characteristic of a person which supports individual moral excellence and collective well being. Such characteristics are valued as a principle and recognized as a good way to be. This list is necessarily incomplete.
Virtues of self-control
Temperance - self-control regarding pleasure
Good temper - self-control regarding anger
Ambition - self-control regarding one's goals
Curiosity - self-control regarding knowledge
Frugality (also Thrift) - self-control regarding the material lifestyle
Industry - self-control regarding play, recreation and entertainment
Contentment - self-control regarding one's possessions and the possessions of others; acknowledgement and satisfaction of maintaining one's current capacity
Continence - self-control regarding bodily functions
Chastity - self-control regarding sexual activities
Virtues of self-efficacy
Courage - willingness to do the right thing in the face of danger, pain, significant harm or risk
Patience - ability to delay or wait for what is desired
Perseverance - ability to work steadily despite setbacks or difficulties
Persistence - ability to continue or repeat a task in order to achieve a goal
Virtues of regard
Fair-mindedness - concern that all get their due (including oneself) in cooperative arrangements of mutual benefit
Tolerance - willingness to allow others to lead a life based on a certain set of beliefs differing from one's own
Truthfulness/Honesty - telling someone what you know to be true in the context of a direct inquiry
Virtues of respect
Respect - regard for the worth of others
Self respect - regard for the worth of oneself
Humility - respect for one's limitations
Social virtues
Politeness
Charisma
Unpretentiousness
Friendliness
Sportsmanship
Cleanliness
Virtues of kindness
Kindness - regard for those who are within an individual's ability to help
Generosity - giving to those in need
Forgiveness - willingness to overlook transgressions made against you
Compassion - empathy and understanding for the suffering of others
Other
List of emotions
Acceptance
Altruism
Assertiveness
Attention
Autonomy
Awareness
Balance
Benevolence
Candor
Cautiousness
Charity
Chivalry
Citizenship
Commitment
Confidence
Conscientiousness
Consideration
Cooperativeness
Courteousness
Creativity
Dependability
Detachment
Determination
Diligence
Discernment
Endurance
Equanimity
Fairness
Faithfulness, Fidelity
Freedom
Flexibility
Foresight (psychology)
Gentleness
Goodness
Gratitude
Helpfulness
Honor
Happiness
Hospitality
Humor
Impartiality
Independence
Individualism
Integrity
Intuition
Inventiveness
Justice
Knowledge
Logic
Loyalty
Meekness
Mercy
Mindfulness
Moderation
Modesty
Morality
Nonviolence
Obedience
Openness
Order
Peacefulness
Perseverance
Philomathy
Piety
Potential
Prudence
Purity
Reason
Readiness
Remembrance
Resilience
Respectfulness
Responsibility
Restraint
Self-reliance
Sensitivity
Service
Sharing
Sincerity
Silence
Solidarity
Spirituality
Stability
Subsidiarity
Tactfulness
Tenacity
Thoughtfulness
Trustworthiness
Understanding
Unity
Vigilance
Virtue ethics
Wealth
Wisdom
Anger – emotional response related to one's psychological interpretation of having been threatened. Often it indicates when one's basic boundaries are violated. Some have a learned tendency to react to anger through retaliation. Anger may be utilized effectively when utilized to set boundaries or escape from dangerous situations.
Jealousy – emotion, and the word typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something of great personal value, particularly in reference to a human connection. Jealousy often consists of a combination of emotions such as anger, resentment, inadequacy, helplessness and disgust.
Laziness – disinclination to activity or exertion despite having the ability to do so. It is often used as a pejorative; related terms for a person seen to be lazy include couch potato, slacker, and bludger.
Seven Deadly Sins
- Lust – emotion or feeling of intense desire in the body. The lust can take any form such as the lust for knowledge, the lust for sex or the lust for power. It can take such mundane forms as the lust for food as distinct from the need for food.
- Gluttony – over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or wealth items to the point of extravagance or waste. In some Christian denominations, it is considered one of the seven deadly sins—a misplaced desire of food or its withholding from the needy.
- Greed – also known as avarice, cupidity, or covetousness, is the inordinate desire to possess wealth, goods, or objects of abstract value with the intention to keep it for one's self, far beyond the dictates of basic survival and comfort. It is applied to a markedly high desire for and pursuit of wealth, status, and power. See also, Greed (deadly sin).
- Sloth – spiritual or emotional apathy, neglecting what God has spoken, and being physically and emotionally inactive. It can also be either an outright refusal or merely a carelessness in the performance of one's obligations, especially spiritual, moral or legal obligations. Sloth can also indicate a wasting due to lack of use, concerning a person, place, thing, skill, or intangible ideal that would require maintenance, refinement, or support to continue to exist.
- Wrath – also known as "rage", may be described as inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger. Wrath, in its purest form, presents with self-destructiveness, violence, and hate that may provoke feuds that can go on for centuries. Wrath may persist long after the person who did another a grievous wrong is dead. Feelings of anger can manifest in different ways, including impatience, revenge, and self-destructive behavior, such as drug abuse or suicide.
- Envy – emotion which "occurs when a person lacks another's superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it"
- Pride – inflated sense of one's personal status or accomplishments, often used synonymously with hubris.
Vanity – excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others.
Self-actualization –
Action
Competence
Effectiveness
Efficacy
Success
Self-management –
Autodidacticism (self-education)
Goal
Goal setting
Motivation
Personal budget
Personal development
Personal finance
Problem solving
Self-actualization
Self-assessment
Self-awareness
Introspection
Self-compassion
Self-concealment
Self-consciousness
Self-control
Self-defense
Self-development
Self-discipline
Self-disclosure
Self-discovery
Self-efficacy
Self-enhancement
Self-esteem
Self-gratification
Self-help
Self-interest
Self-justification
Self-knowledge
Self-love
Self-monitoring
Self-reflection
Self-relations
Self-regulated learning
Self-respect
Self-sufficiency
Self-verification
Stress management
Time management
Self-preservation and self-maintenance
Enlightened self-interest
Health
Housekeeping
Life extension
Personal hygiene
Personal safety
Physical fitness
Self-care
Self-preservation
Aptitude
Competence (human resources)
Diary
Duty
Evil
Failure
Good
Freedom (philosophy)
Freedom (political)
Hobby
Home
Individualism
Individuality
Individuation
Influence
Intrapersonal communication
Liberty
Lifestyle (List)
Meaning of life
Parenthood
Personal boundaries
Personal homepage
Personal income
Personal life
Personal property
Personal space
Personal time
Possession
Privacy
Reputation
Self-estrangement
Self-talk
Self-schema
Self-worth
Sex
Sexuality
Success
Taste (aesthetics)
Taste (sociology)
Thought