Self

A **self** is an individual person, from their own point of view. To you, **self** is you. To someone else, **self** is that person.

The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to the **self**:

## Essence of oneself 
: *Main articles: Self (philosophy), Self (psychology), and Self (sociology)*

* Body
* Brain / Mind / Intelligence
* Character
* Experience
* Gender

* Human
* Human condition
* Identity
* Person
* Personality

* Skill
* Virtue
* Will
* Wisdom

### Self constructs 
* Individual
* Personal identity
* Personality
* Personal name
** Nickname

* Self-awareness
* Self-concept
* Self-consciousness
* Self-esteem
* Self-identity
* Self-image

* Self-ownership
* Self-perception
* Self-realization
* Self-worth

### Stages of life 
:1. Infancy
:2. Childhood

:3. Adolescence
:4. Adulthood

:5. Middle age
:6. Old age

### Major life events 
:1. Birth
:2. Primary school
:3. Graduation

:4. Coming of age
:5. Employment
:6. Marriage

:7. Parenthood
:8. Retirement
:9. second childhood
:10. Death

## Individual rights 
: *Main articles: Human rights, Individual rights, and Personal rights

You have:
**security rights* that protect people against crimes such as murder, massacre, torture and rape
**liberty rights* that protect freedoms in areas such as belief and religion, association, assembling and movement
**political rights* that protect the liberty to participate in politics by expressing themselves, protesting, voting and serving in public office
**due process rights* that protect against abuses of the legal system such as imprisonment without trial, secret trials and excessive punishments
**equality rights* that guarantee equal citizenship, equality before the law and nondiscrimination
**welfare rights* (also known as economic or social rights) that require the provision of education and protections against severe poverty and starvation
**group rights* that provide protection for groups against ethnic genocide and for the ownership by countries of their national territories and resources

## Personality traits 
: *Main articles: Big Five personality traits and Trait theory''

* Extroversion
* Agreeableness
* Conscientiousness
* Neuroticism / Emotional stability
* Openness to experience

## Personal values 
### Virtues 
See the list at Virtue#Virtues and values

### Vices 
* Seven Deadly Sins
* Pride
* Vanity

* Avarice 
* Greed
* Lust

* Wrath 
* Anger
* Gluttony

* Envy 
* jealousy

* Sloth 
* Laziness

## Self-actualization 
* Action
* Competence

* Effectiveness
* Efficacy

* Success

### Self management 
* Autodidacticism (self-education)
* Goal
* Goal setting
* Personal budget
* Personal development
* Personal finance
* Problem solving
* Self-actualization
* Self-assessment

* Self control
* Self-defense
* Self development
* Self-discipline
* Self disclosure
* Self-efficacy
* Self-esteem
* Self help
* Self-interest

* Self-knowledge
* Self monitoring
* Self motivation
* Self-reflection
* Self-regulated learning
* Self-reliance
* Self-sufficiency
* 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

## Personal concepts 
* Adolescence
* Adulthood
* Aptitude
* Birth
* Infancy
* Childhood
* Competence (human resources)
* Death
* 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 homepage
* Personal income
* Personal life
* Personal property

* Personal space
* Personal time
* Possession
* Privacy
* Reputation
* Self talk
* Self-worth
* Sex
* Sexuality
* Success
* Taste (aesthetics)
* Taste (sociology)
* Thought
* Virtue

### Harmful traits and practices 
* Abjection
* Crime
* Self-abasement
* Self-abuse
* Self-criticism
* Self-deception

* Self-deprecation
* Self-denial
* Self harm
* Self-hatred
* Self-immolation

* Self-loathing
* Self propaganda
* Self-punishment
* Stress
* Suicide

## Related pages
* Community
* Humanism
* Society
* Transhumanism