The Emergence Machine

Self Concept

abstract · Psychology · Level 10 · E8

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

self-concept emerges from cognition + self.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “self concept” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “self concept”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
self-concept
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L5L2L1L0Self ConceptSelfConsciousnessEmotionMindBehaviorPerception… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesIdentity FormationL11Self ActualizationL11Self EfficacyL11Self EsteemL11Well BeingL11Self ConceptL10BehaviorL5EmotionL8SelfL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Behavior L5 (requires)
    self concept builds on the concept of behavior
  • Emotion L8 (requires)
    self concept builds on the concept of emotion
  • Self L9 (requires)
    self concept builds on the concept of self

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