Outline of self

Updated on Dec 09, 2024

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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.

Stages of life

Infancy
Childhood
Adolescence, youth
Adulthood
1. Young adulthood
2. Middle age
3. Elderly (old age)

Individual rights

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

Components of self

Self-perception

Identity (social science)

Cultural identity

Social identity

Personality traits

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-loathing

Self-punishment

Self-sacrifice

Self-serving

Self-victimization

Sexual self-objectification

Stress

Suicide

Virtues

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

Benevolence

Candor

Cautiousness

Commitment

Courteousness

Detachment

Discernment

Fairness

Faithfulness, Fidelity

Freedom

Flexibility

Foresight (psychology)

Gentleness

Goodness

Gratitude

Helpfulness

Honor

Humor

Inventiveness

Mercy

Mindfulness

Obedience

Order

Perseverance

Purity

Readiness

Remembrance

Resilience

Respectfulness

Responsibility

Restraint

Self-reliance

Sensitivity

Service

Stability

Tactfulness

Tenacity

Thoughtfulness

Trustworthiness

Unity

Virtue ethics

Vices

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.