Self-consciousness
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Self-consciousness is an acute 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; although some writers use both terms interchangeably or synonymously. An unpleasant feeling of self-consciousness may occur when one realizes that one is being watched or observed, the feeling that "everyone is looking" at oneself. Some people are habitually more self-conscious than others. Unpleasant feelings of self-consciousness are sometimes associated with shyness or paranoia. According to Schopenhauer, man can, through self-consciousness, make a choice between affirming or denying the will.
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See also
- Alterity
- Introspection
- Looking glass self
- Personal identity
- Reflexive self-consciousness
- Self-awareness
- Self-concept
- Self-knowledge (psychology)
- Shyness
- Surveillance
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